Isaiah 17:12-14
“Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!”
King James Version
The roaring nations compared to surging seas, suddenly rebuked by God and fleeing like chaff.
Fulfillment References
Isaiah 10:12 🏛 Sennacherib's defeat 701 BC Revelation 17:15
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