Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Woe to the land with whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
New American Standard Bible
Which lies beyond the rivers of
King James Version
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
Holman Bible
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
Which is beyond the rivers of
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,
Julia Smith Translation
Wo to the land of the whizzing of wings, which is from beyond the rivers of Cush:
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,
Themes
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 18:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Of Judgment On Cush
1 Woe to the land with whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia: 2 That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, to a people feared from their beginning until now; a nation powerful and treading down, whose land the rivers divide!
Cross References
2 Kings 19:9
And when he heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come out to fight against you: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying,
Ezekiel 30:4-5
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
Zephaniah 2:12
You Ethiopians also, you shall be slain by my sword.
Zephaniah 3:10
From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring my offering.
Ruth 2:12
The LORD recompense your work, and a full reward be given you of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to trust.
Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of your wings,
Psalm 36:7
How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 57:1
[To the Chief Musician, altaschith. A michtam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave.] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusts in you: yea, in the shadow of your wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities have passed.
Psalm 61:4
I will abide in your tabernacle forever: I will trust in the shelter of your wings. Selah.
Psalm 63:7
Because you have been my help, therefore in the shadow of your wings will I rejoice.
Psalm 91:4
He shall cover you with his feathers, and under his wings shall you trust: his truth shall be your shield and buckler.
Isaiah 20:3-6
And the LORD said, Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder against Egypt and against Ethiopia;
Isaiah 30:2-3
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked my counsel; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and rely on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Ezekiel 30:9
In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the secure Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it comes.
Matthew 23:37
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you that kill the prophets, and stone them which are sent unto you, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and you would not!