Isaiah 18:1 meaning and explanation

Woe to the land of whirring wings, along the rivers of Cush,

Isaiah 18:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks God's oracle against the land of Cush, the region south of Egypt around the upper Nile, whose rivers and papyrus boats made it a power to reckon with. The "whirring wings" may suggest the hum of insects along those waters or the rush of many ships and messengers.

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