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Isaiah 18:1
New English Translation
Isaiah 18:1
New English Translation
The Lord Will Judge a Distant Land in the South
18 Beware, land of buzzing wings,[a]
the one beyond the rivers of Cush,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 18:1 sn The significance of the qualifying phrase “buzzing wings” is uncertain. Some suggest that the designation points to Cush as a land with many insects. Another possibility is that it refers to the swiftness with which this land’s messengers travel (v. 2a); they move over the sea as swiftly as an insect flies through the air. For a discussion of the options, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:359-60.
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