Isaiah 18:1

Oracle Of Judgment On Cush

¹ Alas, oh land of whirring wings
Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
² which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation, tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.

As Good as Dead

Beyond the River

Cush

Ethiopia

2 Kings 19:9

Now the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, "Behold, he has set out to fight against you." So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,

Ezekiel 30:4-5

A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.

Zephaniah 2:12

You also, O Cushites, shall be slain by my sword.

Zephaniah 3:10

From beyond the rivers of Cush my worshipers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.

Ruth 2:12

The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!"

Psalm 17:8

Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,

Psalm 36:7

How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 57:1

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.

Psalm 61:4

Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

Psalm 63:7

for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.

Psalm 91:4

He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.

Isaiah 20:3-6

Then the LORD said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush,

Isaiah 30:2-3

who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the LORD!

Ezekiel 30:9

"On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, behold, it comes!