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The fly and the bee. VISIONARY METAPHOR | Flies from Egypt and bees from Assyria settle throughout the land. The insects visualize the prophetic language of encroaching powers.
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Isaiah 7:18-19

The fly and the bee

The Sign and the Warning · Isaiah 7

Story guide: VISIONARY METAPHOR | Flies from Egypt and bees from Assyria settle throughout the land. The insects visualize the prophetic language of encroaching powers.

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18And in that day Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is at the far end of the streams of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.

19And they will all come and settle in the steep ravines, in the clefts of the rocks, in all the thornbushes, and in all the watering places.

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