1. Ésaïe 17:12–13 (NEG79)
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Which nations thunder like the thundering of the sea and roar like the roaring of mighty waters?

Ésaïe 17:12–13 (NEG79)

12 Oh! quelle rumeur de peuples nombreux! Ils mugissent comme mugit la mer. Quel tumulte de nations! Elles grondent comme grondent les eaux puissantes.

Although Isaiah does not identify the peoples spoken of here, it is thought that Isaiah 17:12–14 describes the arrival of the Assyrian army.

The Assyrian army consisted of people from many different nations. Furthermore, in Isaiah 8:6–8, images of waves and raging water are also used to describe the nation of Assyria.