Isaiah 5:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He will also liftוְנָֽשָׂא־
(ve·na·sa-)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
up a standardנֵ֤ס
(nes)
5251: a standard, ensign, signal, signfrom nasas
to the distantמֵרָחֹ֔וק
(me·ra·cho·vk,)
7350: distant, far, a distancefrom rachaq
nation,לַגֹּויִם֙
(lag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
And will whistleוְשָׁ֥רַק
(ve·sha·rak)
8319: to hiss, whistle, pipea prim. root
for it from the endsמִקְצֵ֣ה
(mik·tzeh)
7097a: end, extremityfrom qatsah
of the earth;הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And behold,וְהִנֵּ֥ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
it will comeיָבֹֽוא׃
(ya·vo·v.)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
with speedמְהֵרָ֖ה
(me·he·rah)
4120: haste, speedfrom mahar
swiftly.קַ֥ל
(kal)
7031: light, swift, fleetfrom qalal


















KJV Lexicon
And he will lift up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
an ensign
nec  (nace)
a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token -- banner, pole, sail, (en-)sign, standard.
to the nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
from far
rachowq  (raw-khoke')
remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
and will hiss
sharaq  (shaw-rak')
to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn) -- hiss.
unto them from the end
qatseh  (kaw-tseh')
an extremity -- after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-)finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-)side, some, ut(-ter-)most (part).
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and behold they shall come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
with speed
mherah  (meh-hay-raw')
a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.
swiftly
qal  (kal)
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial) -- light, swift(-ly).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He will also lift up a standard to the distant nation, And will whistle for it from the ends of the earth; And behold, it will come with speed swiftly.

King James Bible
And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He raises a signal flag for the distant nations and whistles for them from the ends of the earth. Look--how quickly and swiftly they come!

International Standard Version
The LORD will signal for nations far away, whistling for them to come from the ends of the earth. Look how quickly and how swiftly they come!

NET Bible
He lifts a signal flag for a distant nation, he whistles for it to come from the far regions of the earth. Look, they come quickly and swiftly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD raises up a flag for the nations far away. With a whistle he signals those at the ends of the earth. Look, they are coming very quickly!

King James 2000 Bible
And he will lift up a banner to the nations from afar, and will whistle unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold, they shall come with speed, swiftly:
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