the earth (at large, or partitively a land)צִלְצַ֣ל
tsᵉlâtsal
a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket; also a harpoon (as rattling),a cymbal (as clanging)כְּנָפָ֑יִם
kânâph
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacleאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.מֵעֵ֖בֶר
ʻêber
from — properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)לְנַֽהֲרֵי
nâhâr
to/for — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperityכֽוּשׁ
Kûwsh
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
Isaiah 18:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Woe (judgment is coming) to the land of whirring wings Which is beyond the rivers of Cush (Ethiopia),
Cush's swift papyrus-boat diplomacy pictures a nation actively trying to broker alliances - one of several powers Judah is tempted to trust instead of Yahweh in this stretch of the book.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Woe (judgment is coming) to the land of whirring wings Which is beyond the rivers of Cush (Ethiopia),”
Cush's swift papyrus-boat diplomacy pictures a nation actively trying to broker alliances - one of several powers Judah is tempted to trust instead of Yahweh in this stretch of the book.