Isaiah 18:1

Message to Ethiopia

1 Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond * the rivers of 1Cush,

Isaiah 18:1 In-Context

1 Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
2 Which sends envoys by the sea, Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide.
3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth, As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it, And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it.
4 For thus the LORD has told me, "I will look from My dwelling place quietly Like dazzling heat in the sunshine, Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
5 For before the harvest, as soon as the bud blossoms And the flower becomes a ripening grape, Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives And remove and cut away the spreading branches.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 20:3-5; Ezek 30:4, 5, 9; Zephaniah 2:12; Zephaniah 3:10

Footnotes 1

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