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 Terre, où retentit le cliquetis des armes, Au-delà des fleuves de l’Éthiopie!
2 Toi qui envoies sur mer des messagers, Dans des navires de jonc voguant à la surface des eaux! Allez, messagers rapides, vers la nation forte et vigoureuse, Vers ce peuple redoutable depuis qu’il existe, Nation puissante et qui écrase tout, Et dont le pays est coupé par des fleuves.
3 Vous tous, habitants du monde, habitants de la terre, Voyez la bannière qui se dresse sur les montagnes, Écoutez la trompette qui sonne!
4 Car ainsi m’a parlé l’Éternel: Je regarde tranquillement de ma demeure, Par la chaleur brillante de la lumière, Et par la vapeur de la rosée, au temps de la chaude moisson.
What Does Isaiah 18:2 Mean?
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