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World English Bible

Isaiah 18 (WEBP)

[1] Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;
[2] that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, saying, “Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!”
[3] All you inhabitants of the world, and you dwellers on the earth, when a banner is lifted up on the mountains, look! When the trumpet is blown, listen!
[4] For Yahweh said to me, “I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”
[5] For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches.
[6] They will be left together for the ravenous birds of the mountains, and for the animals of the earth. The ravenous birds will eat them in the summer, and all the animals of the earth will eat them in the winter.
[7] In that time, a present will be brought to Yahweh of Armies from a people tall and smooth, even from a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide, to the place of the name of Yahweh of Armies, Mount Zion.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 18 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to the land shadowing with wings , which [is] beyond the rivers of Ethiopia :
[2] That sendeth () ambassadors by the sea , even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters , [saying], Go (), ye swift messengers , to a nation scattered () and peeled (), to a people terrible () from their beginning hitherto ; a nation meted out and trodden down , whose land the rivers have spoiled ()!
[3] All ye inhabitants () of the world , and dwellers () on the earth , see () ye, when he lifteth up () an ensign on the mountains ; and when he bloweth () a trumpet , hear () ye.
[4] For so the LORD said () unto me, I will take my rest (), and I will consider () in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs , [and] like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest .
[5] For afore the harvest , when the bud is perfect (), and the sour grape is ripening () in the flower , he shall both cut off () the sprigs with pruning hooks , and take away () [and] cut down () the branches .
[6] They shall be left () together unto the fowls of the mountains , and to the beasts of the earth : and the fowls shall summer () upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter () upon them.
[7] In that time shall the present be brought () unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered () and peeled (), and from a people terrible () from their beginning hitherto ; a nation meted out and trodden under foot , whose land the rivers have spoiled (), to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts , the mount Zion .

Young’s Literal Translation

Isaiah 18 (YLT)

[1] Ho, land shadowed with wings, That is beyond the rivers of Cush,
[2] That is sending by sea ambassadors, Even with implements of reed on the face of the waters, -Go, ye light messengers, Unto a nation drawn out and peeled, Unto a people fearful from its beginning and onwards, A nation meeting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled.
[3] All ye inhabitants of the world, And ye dwellers of earth, At the lifting up of an ensign on hills ye look, And at the blowing of a trumpet ye hear.
[4] For thus said Jehovah unto me, ‘I rest, and I look on My settled place, As a clear heat on an herb. As a thick cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
[5] For before harvest, when the flower is perfect, And the blossom is producing unripe fruit, Then hath one cut the sprigs with pruning hooks, And the branches he hath turned aside, cut down.
[6] They are left together to the ravenous fowl of the mountains, And to the beast of the earth, And summered on them hath the ravenous fowl, And every beast of the earth wintereth on them.
[7] At that time brought is a present to Jehovah of Hosts, A nation drawn out and peeled. Even of a people fearful from the beginning hitherto, A nation meting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled, Unto the place of the name of Jehovah of Hosts-mount Zion!’