Isaiah 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 66

1 Woe to the land of whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

2 which sends envoys by the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the face of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a dreadful people from it and onwards; and a nation mighty and trampling down, whose land the rivers have divided!

3 All those living in the world and those living on the earth, as one lifts a sign on the hills, you will see. And you will hear as the blowing of a rams` horn.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah will destroy the Ethiopians fir His people. By this they will gain access.

Key Hebrew Words

תֶּחֱרָֽף remain in harvest time H2778 · TWOT 750
שׁוֹפָ֖ר horn H7782 · TWOT 2449c
הֵתַֽז strike away H8456 · TWOT 2501
צַח֙ dazzling H6703 · TWOT 1903a
כְּנָפָ֑יִם wing H3671 · TWOT 1003a

People & Context

Woe to the Land of Whirring Wings

A woe is directed to the land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, which sends swift messengers in papyrus ships to a tall, smooth, dreadful nation.

Jehovah Prunes the Branches

Jehovah quietly watches until just before the harvest, when He cuts off the sprigs and leaves the branches to the birds of prey and beasts of the eart…

A Present Brought to Mount Zion

A present is brought to Jehovah of Hosts at Mount Zion from the tall, smooth, and dreadful people.

Timeline

Woe to the Land of Whirring Wings

A woe is directed to the land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, which sends swift messengers in papyrus ships to a tall, smooth, dreadful nation.

Isaiah 18:1-3
Jehovah Prunes the Branches

Jehovah quietly watches until just before the harvest, when He cuts off the sprigs and leaves the branches to the birds of prey and beasts of the earth.

Isaiah 18:4-6
A Present Brought to Mount Zion

A present is brought to Jehovah of Hosts at Mount Zion from the tall, smooth, and dreadful people.

Isaiah 18:7

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