Isaiah 18 (KJV) - 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 the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
⁴So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
⁵And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
⁶And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee 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• ²That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
³Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. (Isa. 30:2‑3)

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

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Ruth 2:12• ¹²The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (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 excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. (Psa. 36:7)

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Psa. 57:1• ¹<<To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.>> Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)

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Psa. 61:4• ⁴I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)

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Psa. 63:7• ⁷Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. (Psa. 63:7)

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Psa. 91:4• ⁴He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. (Psa. 91:4)

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Matt. 23:37• ³⁷O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)

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2 Kings 19:9• ⁹And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers again unto Hezekiah, saying, (2 Kings 19:9)

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Ezek. 30:4‑5• ⁴And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
⁵Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men 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 slain by my sword. (Zeph. 2:12)

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Zeph. 3:10• ¹⁰From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering. (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."