Message to Ethiopia

1
Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of (a)(A)Cush,
2
Which sends envoys by the sea,
Even in (B)papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters.
Go, swift messengers, to a nation (b)(C)tall and smooth,
To a people (D)feared (c)far and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation
Whose land the rivers divide.
3
(E)All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth,
As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, (F)you will see it,
And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 18:1: ['Or ', Ethiopia]
b. Isaiah 18:2: ['Lit ', drawn out]
c. Isaiah 18:2: ['Lit ', from it and beyond]