Isaiah 18
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A Prophecy regarding Cush
1Ah, the land of whirring wings, # 18:1 Or “locusts.”
that is beyond the rivers of Cush, # 18:1 The Hebrew word kuwsh (Ethiopia, or modern-day Sudan) means “burned” or “darkened.”
2sending their messengers by the way of the Nile
in papyrus vessels gliding on the water!
Go, you swift messengers,
to a tall, smooth-skinned people # 18:2 The meaning of this Hebrew clause is uncertain. feared far and wide,
to a mighty conquering nation whose land the rivers divide. # 18:2 That is, the Upper Nile region. The land is divided by the White Nile and the Blue Nile rivers.
3Everyone everywhere, all who dwell on the earth,
when a signal flag is raised on the mountain, take notice!
When the shofar is blown, listen!
4Here is what the Lord Yahweh said to me:
“I will rest calm and confident # 18:4 See Isa. 57:20; 62:1; Heb. 3–4. as I look from my dwelling place, # 18:4 The body of Christ is now his dwelling place (see Eph. 2:19–22).
serene as on a pleasant summer day # 18:4 The meaning of this Hebrew clause is uncertain.
or as a cool, refreshing cloud # 18:4 See Isa. 19:1; 25:5; 44:22; 60:8. in the heat of harvest.”
5Before the harvest, when the bud is ripening
and the flower finishes, he will take his pruning hooks
and cut off the shoots and remove them.
6They will all be left for the birds of prey on the mountains
and for the wild animals to devour.
Birds will eat them throughout the summer,
and the animals will gnaw on the bones of the fallen all winter. # 18:6 Scripture often mentions birds of prey and wild animals as symbols of demonic powers.
7At that time, a tall, smooth-skinned people will bring gifts of tribute # 18:7 See Pss. 68:28–29; 76:11; Matt. 2:11.
to the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies.
They are a people feared far and wide,
a mighty conquering nation whose land the rivers divide.
They will bring their gifts to Mount Zion,
the place of the name of the Lord Yahweh,
Commander of Angel Armies.
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Ethiopia Will Be Punished
1 #
Zep 2.12. Downstream from Ethiopia#18.1 Ethiopia: See the note at 11.11.
lies the country of Egypt,
swarming with insects.#18.1 insects: Or “sailing ships.”
2Egypt sends messengers
up the Nile River
on ships made of reeds.#18.2 reeds: Ancient Egypt was famous for the papyrus reeds that grew in the Nile Delta.
Send them fast to Ethiopia,
whose people are tall
and have smooth skin.
Their land is divided by rivers;
they are strong and brutal,
feared all over the world.#18.2 world: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 2.
3Everyone on this earth,
listen with care!
A signal will be given
on the mountains,
and you will hear a trumpet.
4The Lord said to me,
“I will calmly look down
from my home above—
as calmly as the sun at noon
or clouds in the heat
of harvest season.”
5Before the blossoms
can turn into grapes,
God will cut off the sprouts
and hack off the branches.
6Ethiopians will be food
for mountain vultures
during the summer
and for wild animals
during the winter.
7Those Ethiopians are tall and their skin is smooth. They are feared all over the world, because they are strong and brutal. But at that time they will come from their land divided by rivers, and they will bring gifts to the Lord All-Powerful, who is worshiped on Mount Zion.
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