Isaiah 18:2

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Egypt sends messengers up the River Nile on ships made of reeds. Send them fast to Ethiopia, whose people are tall and have smooth skin. Their land is divided by rivers; they are strong and brutal, feared all over the world.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 14:9

Zerah from Ethiopia led an army of a million soldiers and three hundred chariots to the town of Mareshah in Judah.

2 Chronicles 16:8

Remember how powerful the Ethiopian and Libyan army was, with all their chariots and cavalry troops! You trusted the LORD to help you then, and you defeated them.

Job 9:26

Each day passes swifter than a sailing ship or an eagle swooping down.

Exodus 2:3

But when she could no longer keep him hidden, she made a basket out of reeds and covered it with tar. She put him in the basket and placed it in the tall grass along the edge of the River Nile.

Isaiah 18:7

Those Ethiopians are tall and their skin is smooth. They are feared all over the world, because they are strong and brutal. But at that time they will come from their land divided by rivers, and they will bring gifts to the LORD All-Powerful, who is worshipped on Mount Zion.

Jeremiah 49:14

I have sent a messenger to command the nations to prepare for war against you people of Edom.

Ezekiel 30:9

On the same day I destroy Egypt, I will send messengers to the Ethiopians to announce their coming destruction. They think they are safe, but they will be terrified.

Obadiah 1:1

The LORD God gave Obadiah a message about Edom, and this is what we heard: “I, the LORD, have sent a messenger with orders for the nations to attack Edom.”

Habakkuk 1:7

How fearsome and frightening. Their only laws and rules are the ones they make up.

Luke 10:19

I have given you the power to trample on snakes and scorpions and to defeat the power of your enemy Satan. Nothing can harm you.