Isaiah 18:5 meaning and explanation
For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife and remove and discard the branches.
Isaiah 18:5, Berean Standard Bible
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In Isaiah 18 the LORD has been watching the distant land of Cush, whose envoys travel by papyrus boats. Verses 4 and 5 give the LORD's own word through the prophet: he stays quiet and still, like heat shimmering in the sun, until the right moment.
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