Isaiah 18:1-3

Message to Ethiopia

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Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of ^(a)^(A)Cush,

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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.

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^(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]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 18:1: Isaiah 20:3-5; Ezekiel 30:4; Ezekiel 30:5; Ezekiel 30:9; Zephaniah 2:12; Zephaniah 3:10

B. Isaiah 18:2: Exodus 2:3

C. Isaiah 18:2: Isaiah 18:7

D. Isaiah 18:2: Genesis 10:8; Genesis 10:9; Genesis 14:9; Genesis 16:8

E. Isaiah 18:3: Psalm 49:1; Micah 1:2

F. Isaiah 18:3: Isaiah 26:11