Isaiah 27:12–13

27:12 At that time32 the Lord will shake the tree,33 from the Euphrates River34 to the Stream of Egypt. Then you will be gathered up one by one, O Israelites.35 27:13 At that time36 a large37 trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost38 in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in39 the land of Egypt. They will worship the Lord on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.40

32	tn Heb “and it will be in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
33	tn Heb “the Lord will beat out.” The verb is used of beating seeds or grain to separate the husk from the kernel (see Judg 6:11; Ruth 2:17; Isa 28:27), and of beating the olives off the olive tree (Deut 24:20). The latter metaphor may be in view here, where a tree metaphor has been employed in the preceding verses. See also 17:6.
34	tn Heb “the river,” a frequent designation in the OT for the Euphrates. For clarity most modern English versions substitute the name “Euphrates” for “the river” here.
35	sn The Israelites will be freed from exile (likened to beating the olives off the tree) and then gathered (likened to collecting the olives).
36	tn Heb “and it will be in that day.” The verb that introduces this verse serves as a discourse particle and is untranslated; see note on “in the future” in 2:2.
37	tn Traditionally, “great” (KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “loud.”
38	tn Or “the ones perishing.”
39	tn Or “the ones driven into.”
40	map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.