Isaiah 18:2
KJVThat 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!
01aParallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsthat 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!
which 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.
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.
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!
01bAbout this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentIsaiah — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
[founder: write here — authorship, approximate date, and the book’s place in the canon]
02Original language
Hebrew▾
Original language
HebrewWord-level Hebrewconcordance linking. Click any word to search Strong’s for that term.
[founder: per-word Strong’s number mapping with transliteration pending the verse_tokens table; this fallback surfaces the KJV tokens so the section is useful today]