Isaiah 18:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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!”
Isaiah 18:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 18:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 18:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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!””
Isaiah 18:2 — World English Bible
Isaiah 18:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!”
Isaiah 18:2 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 18:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Isaiah 18:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 18:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, [saying,] Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged, to a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth; to a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!”
Isaiah 18:2 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 18:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Sending ambassadours by the Sea, euen in vessels of reedes vpon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation that is scattered abroade, and spoyled, vnto a terrible people from their beginning euen hitherto: a nation by litle and litle, euen troden vnder foote, whose land the floods haue spoyled.”
Isaiah 18:2 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 18:2 in Context — Isaiah 18
1 ¡AY de la tierra que hace sombra con las alas, que está tras los ríos de Etiopía;
2 Que envía mensajeros por la mar, y en navíos de junco sobre las aguas! Andad, ligeros mensajeros, á la gente tirada y repelada, al pueblo asombroso desde su principio y después; gente harta de esperar y hollada, cuya tierra destruyeron los ríos.
3 Vosotros, todos los moradores del mundo y habitantes de la tierra, cuando levantará bandera en los montes, la veréis; y oiréis cuando tocará trompeta.
4 Porque Jehová me dijo así: Reposaréme, y miraré desde mi morada, como sol claro después de la lluvia, como nube de rocío en el calor de la tierra.
What Does Isaiah 18:2 Mean?
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