Isaiah 18:7

“In that time shall the present be brought unto the Lord of hosts, &c.] Not exactly at the time when this destruction should be, but some time after, even in Gospel times; for to them this part of the prophecy refers: of a people scattered and peeled; this explains what the present is, that shall be brought to the Lord; it is a people, and therefore not the spoils of Sennacherib’s army, as some interpret it; nor yet the people of the Jews, that shall be brought by the Gentiles out of all nations in the latter day, as an offering to the Lord, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi; (see <231111>Isaiah 11:11 66:20)f357; but the Ethiopians or Egyptians, described (<231802>Isaiah 18:2) as here, who, being…”

“present . . . people scattered and peeled--For the right rendering, see on Isa 18:2. The repetition of epithets enhances the honor paid to Jehovah by so mighty a nation. The Ethiopians, wonder-struck at such an interposition of Jehovah in behalf of His people, shall send gifts to Jerusalem in His honor (Isa 16:1; Psa 68:31; Psa 72:10). Thus translate: "a present . . . from a people." Or translate, as English Version; "the present" will mean "the people" of Ethiopia converted to God (Rom 15:16). HORSLEY takes the people converted to Jehovah, as the Jews in the latter days. place of the name--where Jehovah peculiarly manifests His glory; Act 2:10 and Act 8:27 show how worshippers came up to…”

“In that time - When shall thus be disconcerted, and their armies be overthrown. Shall the present be brought... - The word ‘present’ (שׁי shay) denotes a gift, and is found only in the phrase ‘to bring gifts,’ or ‘presents’ Psalms 68:30; Psalms 76:11. It means here evidently a tribute, or an offering to Yahweh as the only true God; and possibly may mean that the people would be converted to him, and embrace the true religion. Of a people ... - From a people. The description which follows is the same precisely as in Isaiah 18:2. Numerous repetitions of this kind will be recollected by the classic reader in the “Iliad.” To the place of the name ... - The place where Yahweh is worshipped, that…”

“In that time - At or after that time, when the judgment shall be compleatly executed. A people - The people of whom I am speaking shall present themselves, and their sacrifices, to the true God. Next: Isaiah Chapter 19”

“18:7 Conquered or weaker nations were often forced to pay tribute to a dominant king in the region (see 16:1; 2 Kgs 3:4-5). The Ethiopians would come bringing gifts to honor the Lord for his defeat of the Assyrians (see also 2 Chr 32:23).”

“shall the: Isa 16:1, Isa 23:17, Isa 23:18, Isa 45:14; Ch2 32:23; Psa 68:29-31, Psa 72:9-15; Zep 3:10; Mal 1:11; Mat 2:11; Act 8:27, Act 8:28 scattered and peeled: or, outspread and polished, Isa 18:2 to the: Isa 18:4, Isa 60:6-9; Mic 4:13; Zac 14:16, Zac 14:17 Next: Isaiah Chapter 19”

“What effect this act of Jehovah would have upon the Ethiopian kingdom, if it should now take place, is described in Isa 18:7 : "At that time will there be offered as a homage to Jehovah of hosts a nation stretched out and polished, and from a terrible people, far away on the other side; a nation of command upon command and treading down, whose land rivers cut through, at the place of the name of Jehovah of hosts, the mountain of Zion." עם (a people), at the commencement, cannot possibly be equivalent to מעם (from a people). If it were taken in this sense, it would be necessary to make the correction accordingly, as Knobel has done; but the important parallels in Isa 66:20 and Zep 3:10 are…”