Isaiah 18:5

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 18

“For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.”Isaiah 18:5

What Does Isaiah 18:5 Mean?

Isaiah 18:5 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 18, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (9)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 18:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 17:10“Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:”Psalms 80:12“Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?”Song of Solomon 2:13“The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”Song of Solomon 2:15“Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.”Isaiah 17:11“In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.”Song of Solomon 7:12“Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.”Jeremiah 51:33“For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.”Ezekiel 17:6“And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.”Hosea 11:6“And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them, because of their own counsels.”

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