which sends envoys by sea, in reed vessels over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers.

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。先知说：“你们快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去。自从开国以来，那民极其可畏，是分地界践踏人的；他们的地有江河分开。”

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。你们这些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去；那民远近都畏惧，是强大好征服的国，土地有河流穿过。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。你们这些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去；那民远近都畏惧，是强大好征服的国，土地有河流穿过。

那里派出的使节乘芦苇船行驶在水面上。迅捷的使节啊，去身材高大、皮肤光滑、远近畏惧、强盛凶悍、国土河流纵横的民族那里吧！

这就是那经常差派使者，在水面上乘坐蒲草船渡海的地方。去吧！快行的使者，到那身躯高大、皮肤光滑的国去，到一个远近都为人所惧怕的民族那里去，这国是强盛和践踏人的，他们的地有河流把地分开。

这地派遣信使经由海路，从水面上乘蒲草船而来。去吧，迅捷的使者们哪！到身材高大、皮肤光滑的那族，到远近之人所惧怕的那民，到极其强大、四处践踏、江河纵横其地的那族去！

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。先知說：你們快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去。自從開國以來，那民極其可畏，是分地界踐踏人的；他們的地有江河分開。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。你們這些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去；那民遠近都畏懼，是強大好征服的國，土地有河流穿過。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。你們這些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去；那民遠近都畏懼，是強大好征服的國，土地有河流穿過。

那裡派出的使節乘蘆葦船行駛在水面上。迅捷的使節啊，去身材高大、皮膚光滑、遠近畏懼、強盛兇悍、國土河流縱橫的民族那裡吧！

這就是那經常差派使者，在水面上乘坐蒲草船渡海的地方。去吧！快行的使者，到那身軀高大、皮膚光滑的國去，到一個遠近都為人所懼怕的民族那裡去，這國是強盛和踐踏人的，他們的地有河流把地分開。

那差遣大使在水面上坐蒲草艇泛江海的！輕快的使者啊，你們去吧！去見一國之民、身又長膚又潤的，去見一族之民、遠近所畏懼的，去見一國之民、勢力強大，常蹂躪敵國的；他們的地有江河給截為兩半。

這地派遣信使經由海路，從水面上乘蒲草船而來。去吧，迅捷的使者們哪！到身材高大、皮膚光滑的那族，到遠近之人所懼怕的那民，到極其強大、四處踐踏、江河縱橫其地的那族去！

遣使渡海、以葦為舟、浮水而往、曰、爾曹輕捷之使、宜適某國、其人身偉膚潤、立國以來、有威可畏、其民英勇、蹂躪敵國、其地河派分流、

古實遣使、以萑為舟、浮水沿河而至、我曰、歸哉歸哉、疾趨之、使爾故土之民、魁偉裸體、自古以來、有雄武之名、勇敢而戰必克、其國之河支派分流、

遣使泛海、乘葦舟浮水而至、我告爾使者曰、爾輕捷之使者、往哉、就一國之民、即爾古實之民、其民身軀高大、品貌俊美、自立國以來、為鄰邦所懼、其民強盛、其民強盛或作其民勇敢戰無不勝下同蹂躪仇敵、其地為江河所區分、爾當告之曰、

which sends envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

Its people send messengers on the Nile River. They travel over the water in papyrus boats. Messengers, hurry back home! Go back to your people, who are tall and have smooth skin. Everyone is afraid of them. They are warriors whose language is different from ours. Their land is divided up by rivers.

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.

that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth skinned people, who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, and whose land is divided by rivers.

Which sends messengers 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.

Which sends ambassadors by sea, Even in vessels of reed on the waters, saying,“ Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, To a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, Whose land the rivers divide.”

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!

sends couriers by sea, in reed vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers.

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!

that sends messengers by sea, who glide over the water’s surface in boats made of papyrus. Go, you swift messengers, to a nation of tall, smooth-skinned people, to a people that are feared far and wide, to a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide.

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!”

Cush fathered Nimrod, who began to be powerful in the land.He was a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD. That is why it is said,“ Like Nimrod, a powerful hunter in the sight of the LORD.”

At that time a gift will be brought to the LORD of Armies from a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers— to Mount Zion, the place of the name of the LORD of Armies.

Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? When you depended on the LORD, he handed them over to you.

Because they were unfaithful to the LORD, in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalemwith 1,200 chariots, 60,000 cavalrymen, and countless people who came with him from Egypt— Libyans, Sukkiim, and Cushites.He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of one million men and three hundred chariots. They came as far as Mareshah.

Without asking my advice they set out to go down to Egypt in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your humiliation.For though his princes are at Zoan and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

The water of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry.The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched. Reed and rush will wilt.The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish.

On that day, messengers will go out from me in ships to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For indeed it is coming.

But when she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with asphalt and pitch. She placed the child in it and set it among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.