Isaiah 18 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

Woe.Bp. Lowth renders, after Bochart, "Ho! to the land of the winged cymbal;" which he thinks is a periphrasis for the Egyptian sistrum; and consequently, that Egypt, "which borders on the rivers of Cush," is the country to which the prophecy is addressed.

If we translate "shadowing with wings," it may allude to the multitude of its vessels, whose sails may be represented under the notion of wings.the land.

Isa. 20:3‑6• ³And Jehovah said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years, a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,
⁴so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
⁵And they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast.
⁶And the inhabitants of this coast shall say in that day, Behold, such is our confidence, whither we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape? (Isa. 20:3‑6)

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Isa. 30:2‑3• ²who walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked of my mouth,--to take refuge under the protection of Pharaoh, and trust in the shadow of Egypt!
³For to you the protection of Pharaoh shall be a shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt a confusion. (Isa. 30:2‑3)

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Isa. 31:1• ¹Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and depend on horses, and confide in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong; and who look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek Jehovah! (Isa. 31:1)

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Ruth 2:12• ¹²Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. (Ruth 2:12)

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Psa. 17:8• ⁸Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (Psa. 17:8)

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Psa. 36:7• ⁷How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings. (Psa. 36:7)

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Psa. 57:1• ¹To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)

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Psa. 61:4• ⁴I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)

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Psa. 63:7• ⁷For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy. (Psa. 63:7)

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Psa. 91:4• ⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler. (Psa. 91:4)

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Matt. 23:37• ³⁷Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)

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2 Kings 19:9• ⁹And he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he has come forth to make war with thee. And he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying, (2 Kings 19:9)

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Ezek. 30:4‑5• ⁴And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and there shall be anguish in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be overthrown.
⁵Cush, and Phut, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword. (Ezek. 30:4‑5)

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Zeph. 2:12• ¹²Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be the slain of my sword. (Zeph. 2:12)

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Zeph. 3:10• ¹⁰From beyond the rivers of Cush my suppliants, the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine oblation. (Zeph. 3:10)

• {v.1-3} Chapter 18 opens with a call to a distant land that is to serve God’s purpose in the last days, helping to regather Israel. (“Isaiah 18” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

Had! land shadowing with wings, which art beyond the rivers of Cush,

JND Translation Notes

Or "Woe to."