Isaiah

Isaiah 18:1–2

¹Woe to the land of whirring wings,^a

along the rivers of Cush,^b

²which sends couriers by sea,

in papyrus vessels on the waters.

Go, swift messengers,

to a people tall and smooth-skinned,

to a people widely feared,

to a powerful nation of strange speech,

whose land is divided by rivers.

Footnotes

a 18:1 Or of many locusts
b 18:1 That is, the upper Nile region

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Isaiah 18:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֥וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to the land	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
of whirring	צִלְצַ֣ל	ṣil·ṣal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6767 whirring, buzzing
wings	כְּנָפָ֑יִם	kə·nā·p̄ā·yim	Noun - md	H3671 wing, extremity
along	מֵעֵ֖בֶר	mê·‘ê·ḇer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the rivers	לְנַֽהֲרֵי־	lə·na·hă·rê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5104 stream, river
of Cush	כֽוּשׁ׃	ḵūš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3568 Cush

Isaiah 18:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
which sends	הַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַ	haš·šō·lê·aḥ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
couriers	צִירִ֗ים	ṣî·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6735 envoy, messenger
by sea	בַּיָּ֜ם	bay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
in papyrus	גֹמֶא֮	ḡō·me	Noun - masculine singular	H1573 rush, reed, papyrus
vessels	וּבִכְלֵי־	ū·ḇiḵ·lê-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מַיִם֒	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
Go	לְכ֣וּ׀	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
swift	קַלִּ֗ים	qal·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7031 light, swift, fleet
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֣ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a people	גּוֹי֙	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
tall	מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ	mə·muš·šāḵ	Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H4900 draw, drag
and smooth-skinned	וּמוֹרָ֔ט	ū·mō·w·rāṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H4803 make smooth, bare, bald; scour, polish
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a people	עַ֥ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
widely	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
feared	נוֹרָ֖א	nō·w·rā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3372 fear
to a powerful	קָ֣ו	qāw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
nation	גּ֚וֹי	gō·w	Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
of strange speech	וּמְבוּסָ֔ה	ū·mə·ḇū·sāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4001 down-treading, subjugation
whose	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
land	אַרְצֽוֹ׃	’ar·ṣōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
is divided	בָּזְא֥וּ	bā·zə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H958 divide, cut through
by rivers	נְהָרִ֖ים	nə·hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river

Cross-references

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Isaiah 18:1 Zephaniah 3:10 · 2 Kings 19:9 · Ezekiel 30:4–5 · Zephaniah 2:12 · Psalm 63:7 · Ezekiel 30:9 · Isaiah 30:2–3 · Psalm 61:4 · Psalm 57:1 · Psalm 36:7 · Isaiah 31:1 · Matthew 23:37

Isaiah 18:2 Genesis 10:8–9 · Isaiah 18:7 · 2 Chronicles 14:9 · 2 Chronicles 16:8 · 2 Chronicles 12:2–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.