Isaiah 18

Message to Ethiopia

1AlasH1945, oh landH776 of whirringH6767 wingsH3671 WhichH834 lies beyondH4480H5676 the riversH5104 of 12CushH3568,2Which sendsH7971 envoysH6735 by the seaH3220, Even in 3papyrusH1573 vesselsH3627 on the surfaceH6440 of the watersH4325. GoH1980, swiftH7031 messengersH4397, to a nationH1471 45tallH4900 and smoothH4803, To a peopleH5971 6fearedH3372 7farH4480H1931 and wideH1973, A powerfulH6978 and oppressiveH4001 nationH1471 WhoseH834 landH776 the riversH5104 divideH958.38AllH3605 you inhabitantsH3427 of the worldH8398 and dwellersH7931 on earthH776, As soon as a standardH5251 is raisedH5375 on the mountainsH2022, 9you will seeH7200 it, And as soon as the trumpetH7782 is blownH8628, you will hearH8085 it. 4For thusH3541 the LordH3068 has toldH559 me, “I will lookH5027 10from My 11dwellingH4349 placeH4349 quietlyH8252 Like dazzlingH6703 heatH2527 in the 1213sunshineH216, Like a cloudH5645 of 14dewH2919 in the heatH2527 of harvestH7105.”5For 15beforeH6440 the harvestH7105, as soon as the budH6525 16blossomsH8552 And the flowerH5328 becomesH1961 a ripeningH1580 grapeH1155, Then He will cutH3772 offH3772 the sprigsH2150 with pruningH4211 knivesH4211 And removeH5493 and cutH8456 awayH8456 the spreadingH5189 branchesH5189.6They will be leftH5800 togetherH3164 for mountainH2022 birdsH5861 17of preyH5861, And for the beastsH929 of the earthH776; And the birdsH5861 of preyH5861 will spendH7019 the summerH7019 feeding on them, And allH3605 the beastsH929 of the earthH776 will spendH2778 harvestH2778 timeH2778 on them.7At that timeH6256 a giftH7862 of homageH7862 will be broughtH2986 to the LordH3068 of hostsH6635 18From a 19peopleH5971 20tallH4900 and smoothH4803, Even from a peopleH5971 fearedH3372 21farH4480H1931 and wideH1973, A powerfulH6978 and oppressiveH4001 nationH1471, WhoseH834 landH776 the riversH5104 divideH958-- To the 22placeH4725 of the nameH8034 of the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, even MountH2022 ZionH6726.