Isaiah 18:2

God's Word

It sends messengers by sea in boats made of reeds ⌞skimming⌟ over the surface of the water. Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 14:9

Then Zerah from Sudan came with 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots to attack Asa. Zerah got as far as Mareshah.

2 Chronicles 16:8

Weren’t the Sudanese and Libyans a large army with many chariots and drivers? But when you depended on the Lord, he handed them over to you.

Job 9:26

They pass by quickly like boats made from reeds, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.

Exodus 2:3

When she couldn’t hide him any longer, she took a basket made of papyrus plants and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in it and set it among the papyrus plants near the bank of the Nile River.

Isaiah 18:7

At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord of Armies from a tall and smooth-skinned people, a people ⌞who are⌟ feared far and near, a strong and aggressive nation, whose land is divided by rivers. They will be brought to Mount Zion, the place where the name of the Lord of Armies is.

Jeremiah 49:14

I heard a message from the Lord. A messenger was sent among the nations to say, “Assemble, and attack Edom. Get ready for battle.”

Ezekiel 30:9

On that day I will send messengers in ships to terrify those who live in safety in Sudan. The people of Sudan will be in anguish when Egypt is in trouble. That day is coming!

Obadiah 1:1

This is the vision of Obadiah. This is what the Almighty Lord says about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger was sent among the nations to say, “Get ready! Let’s go to war against Edom.”

Habakkuk 1:7

They will be terrifying and fearsome. They will carry out their own kind of justice and honor.

Luke 10:19

I have given you the authority to trample snakes and scorpions and to destroy the enemy’s power. Nothing will hurt you.