Isaiah 18:2
King James Version (KJV)
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Translations
Isaiah 18:2 - Amplified Bible
That sends ambassadors by the Nile, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and polished, to a people terrible from their beginning [feared and dreaded near and far], a nation strong and victorious, whose land the rivers divide!
Isaiah 18:2 - American Standard Version
that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!
Isaiah 18:2 - Bible in Basic English
Which sends its representatives by the sea, even in ships of papyrus on the waters. Go back quickly, O representatives, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people causing fear through all their history; a strong nation, crushing down its haters, whose land is cut through by rivers.
Isaiah 18:2 - Darby Bible
that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, [saying,] Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged, to a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth; to a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isaiah 18:2 - English Standard Version
which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation, tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.
Isaiah 18:2 - King James Version
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isaiah 18:2 - La Biblia de las Americas
la que envìa por el mar embajadores
en naves de junco sobre la superficie de las aguas!
Id, veloces mensajeros, a una naciòn
de alta estatura y de piel brillante,
a un pueblo temido por todas partes,
una naciòn poderosa y opresora
cuya tierra surcan los rìos.
Isaiah 18:2 - The Message
Isaiah 18:2 - New American Standard Bible
Which sends envoys by the sea, Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide.
Isaiah 18:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
La que envìa por el mar embajadores
En naves de junco sobre la superficie de las aguas!
Id, veloces mensajeros, a una naciòn
De alta estatura y de piel brillante,
A un pueblo temido por todas partes,
Una naciòn poderosa y opresora
Cuya tierra surcan los rìos.
Isaiah 18:2 - World English Bible
that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, [saying], Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!
Isaiah 18:2 - Young's Living Translation
That is sending by sea ambassadors, Even with implements of reed on the face of the waters, -- Go, ye light messengers, Unto a nation drawn out and peeled, Unto a people fearful from its beginning and onwards, A nation meeting out by line, and treading down, Whose land floods have spoiled.
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