Isaiah 18:1
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, the land of Cush in the upper reaches of the Nile, the land of whirring wings, where tropical insects are found in great numbers,... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, the land of Cush in the upper reaches of the Nile, the land of whirring wings, where tropical insects are found in great numbers,... [ Continue Reading ]
PROPHECY AGAINST ETHIOPIA.... [ Continue Reading ]
that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, traversing the waters of that far country, EVEN IN VESSELS OF BULRUSHES UPON THE WATERS, light and fleet boats made of the papyrus-reed, SAYING, GO, YE SWIFT MESSENGERS, TO A NATION SCATTERED AND PEELED, rather, extended far and polished, gleaming, or shining, TO... [ Continue Reading ]
All ye inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth, see ye, always on the lookout for important happenings, WHEN HE LIFTETH UP AN ENSIGN ON THE MOUNTAINS, really, with an impersonal subject, when one does this, when this happens; AND WHEN HE BLOWETH A TRUMPET, HEAR YE. The signals for the com... [ Continue Reading ]
For so the Lord said unto me, I will take My rest, and I will consider in My dwelling-place, calmly looking on, apparently without the intention of interfering, like a clear heat upon herbs, while it is pleasantly warm in the sunlight, AND LIKE A CLOUD OF DEW IN THE HEAT OF HARVEST, while the plants... [ Continue Reading ]
For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, after the blossom has withered, AND THE SOUR GRAPE IS RIPENING IN THE FLOWER, while the fruit is slowly maturing, HE SHALL BOTH CUT OFF THE SPRIGS WITH PRUNING-HOOKS AND TAKE AWAY AND CUT DOWN THE BRANCHES. Then the Lord would overthrow their present p... [ Continue Reading ]
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, the birds of prey feeding on their carcasses, AND TO THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH, to the foxes, hyenas, and jackals; AND THE FOWLS SHALL SUMMER UPON THEM, AND ALL THE BEASTS OF THE EARTH SHALL WINTER UPON THEM, finding abundance of food the ye... [ Continue Reading ]
In that time, in the Messianic period, SHALL THE PRESENT, namely, a tribute or sacrificial gift, BE BROUGHT UNTO THE LORD OF HOSTS, the true God, OF A PEOPLE SCATTERED AND PEELED AND FROM A PEOPLE TERRIBLE FROM THEIR BEGINNING HITHERTO, Cf v. 2; A NATION METED OUT AND TRODDEN UNDER FOOT, WHOSE LAND... [ Continue Reading ]