1 Which lies beyond the rivers ofa Or EthiopiaCush, | |
2 Alas, oh land of whirring wings | |
2 Which sends envoys by the sea,
Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters.
Go, swift messengers, to a nationb Lit drawn outtall and smooth,
To a people fearedc Lit from it and beyondfar and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation
Whose land the rivers divide. | |
3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth,
As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it,
And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it. | |
4 For thus the LORD has told me,
“I will lookd Lit infrom My dwelling place quietly
Like dazzling heat in thee Lit lightsunshine,
Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.” | |
5 For before the harvest, as soon as the budf Lit is finishedblossoms
And the flower becomes a ripening grape,
Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives
And remove and cut away the spreading branches. | |
6 They will be left together for mountain birds of prey,
And for the beasts of the earth;
And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them,
And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them. | |
7 At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the LORD of hosts
g So with some ancient versions and DSS; M.T. implies Consisting of a peopleFrom a peopleh Lit drawn outtall and smooth,
Even from a people fearedi Lit from it and beyondfar and wide,
A powerful and oppressive nation,
Whose land the rivers divide—
To the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, even Mount Zion. | |
