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13 The envy and jealousy of Ephraim also shall depart, and they who vex and harass Judah from outside or inside shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex and harass Ephraim.

14 But [with united forces Ephraim and Judah] will swoop down upon the shoulders of the Philistines’ [land sloping] toward the west; together they will strip the people on the east [the Arabs]. They will lay their hands upon Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will obey them.

15 And the Lord will utterly destroy (doom and dry up) the tongue of the Egyptian sea [the west fork of the Red Sea]; and with His [mighty] scorching wind He will wave His hand over the river [Nile] and will smite it into seven channels and will cause men to cross over dry-shod.

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13 Ephraim’s jealousy will vanish,
    and Judah’s enemies[a] will be destroyed;
Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah,
    nor Judah hostile toward Ephraim.(A)
14 They will swoop down on the slopes of Philistia(B) to the west;
    together they will plunder the people to the east.(C)
They will subdue Edom(D) and Moab,(E)
    and the Ammonites(F) will be subject to them.(G)
15 The Lord will dry up(H)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(I) he will sweep his hand(J)
    over the Euphrates River.(K)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:13 Or hostility