Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Wo to the land of the whizzing of wings, which is from beyond the rivers of Cush:

New American Standard Bible

Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,

King James Version

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Holman Bible

Ah! The land of buzzing insect wings
beyond the rivers of Cush

International Standard Version

Woe to the land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush,

A Conservative Version

Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia,

American Standard Version

Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

Amplified

Woe (judgment is coming) to the land of whirring wings
Which is beyond the rivers of Cush (Ethiopia),

Bible in Basic English

Ho! land of the sounding of wings, on the other side of the rivers of Ethiopia:

Darby Translation

Ha! land shadowing with wings, which art beyond the rivers of Cush,

King James 2000

Woe to the land with whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Lexham Expanded Bible

Ah! land [of the] whirring of wings, which [is] beyond the rivers of Cush,

Modern King James verseion

Woe to the land of whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Woe be unto the land under the shadow of wings, which is beyond the waters of Ethiopia:

NET Bible

The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, the one beyond the rivers of Cush,

New Heart English Bible

Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

The Emphasized Bible

Ho! thou land of the buzzing of wings, - Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Webster

Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Cush:

World English Bible

Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

Youngs Literal Translation

Ho, land shadowed with wings, That is beyond the rivers of Cush,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Woe
הוי 
Howy 
woe, Ah, Ho, O, Alas
Usage: 50

to the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

צלצל 
Ts@latsal 
Usage: 6

with wings
כּנף 
Kanaph 
Usage: 109

עבר 
`eber 
Usage: 90

the rivers
נהר 
Nahar 
Usage: 119

References

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Oracle Of Judgment On Cush

1 Wo to the land of the whizzing of wings, which is from beyond the rivers of Cush: 2 Sending messengers upon the sea, and in vessels of the bulrush upon the face of the waters, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation drawn out and sharpened, to a people to be feared from this, and farther off; a nation of might, of might, and of treading down, of which the rivers divided up its land.


Cross References

2 Kings 19:9

And he will hear Tirhakah king of Cush, saying, Behold, he came forth to war with thee: and he will turn back and send messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Ezekiel 30:4-5

And the sword came upon Egypt, and pain was upon Cush, in the falling of the wounded in Egypt; and they took her multitude and her foundations were torn down.

Zephaniah 2:12

Also ye Cushites, they being wounded by my sword.

Zephaniah 3:10

From beyond to the rivers of Cush incense, the daughter of my dispersed shall bring my gifts.

Ruth 2:12

Jehovah will recompense thy work, and thy reward shall be complete from Jehovah God of Israel, because thou camest to trust under his wings.

Psalm 17:8

Watch me as the pupil of the daughter of the eye: thou wilt hide me in the shadow of thy wings.

Psalm 36:7

How precious thy mercy, O God! and the sons of man shall put their trust in the shadow of thy wings.

Psalm 57:1

To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy, to David a poem in his fleeing from the face of Saul in the cave. Compassionate me, O God, compassionate me: for in thee my soul put trust, and in the shadow of thy wings I will put my trust till calamity shall pass by.

Psalm 61:4

I will dwell in thy tent forever: I will put my trust in the covering of thy wings. Silence.

Psalm 63:7

For thou wert a help to me, and in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice.

Psalm 91:4

He will cover thee with his wing feathers, and under his wings thou shalt trust: his truth a shield and buckler.

Isaiah 20:3-6

And Jehovah will say, As my servant Isaiah went naked and barefoot three years, a sign and miracle upon Egypt and upon Cush:

Isaiah 30:2-3

Going to come down to Egypt, and my mouth they asked not; to be strengthened by the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt

Isaiah 31:1

Wo to those going down to Egypt for help; and they will look upon horses, and trust upon chariots, because they are many; and upon horsemen because they were strong greatly; and they looked not upon the Holy One of Israel, and sought not Jehovah.

Ezekiel 30:9

In that day shall go forth messengers from before me in ships to make confiding Cush afraid, and pain was upon them as the day of Egypt: for behold, it came.

Matthew 23:37

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets, and stoning those sent to her; how often did I wish to gather thy children together, which manner a bird gathers together her young broods under the wings, and ye would not!

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