Parallel ISA 18:2

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BSB which sends couriers by sea,
⇔ in papyrus vessels on the waters.
 ⇔ Go, swift messengers,
⇔ to a people tall and smooth-skinned,
⇔ to a people widely feared,
 ⇔ to a powerful nation of strange speech,
⇔ whose land is divided by rivers.

OEB that despatches ambassadors over the sea
⇔ in vessels of reed on the face of the waters.
 ⇔ ‘Depart, you messengers fleet,
⇔ to your tall and bronze-skinned people,
⇔ whose land is divided by rivers –
 ⇔ your nation strong and victorious,
⇔ dreaded both near and far.

WEB 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!”

NET 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.

LSV That is sending ambassadors by sea,
Even with implements of reed on the face of the waters—Go, swift messengers,
To a nation drawn out and peeled,
To a people fearful from its beginning and onward,
A nation meeting out by line, and treading down,
Whose land floods have spoiled.

FBV They send messengers downriver[fn] in papyrus boats. Swift messengers, go and take a message to a tall and smooth-skinned people, to a people feared by everyone, to a very powerful nation of conquerors, whose land is washed away by rivers.[fn]

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T4T Your rulers send ambassadors that sail quickly down the river in papyrus boats.
 ⇔ You messengers to Ethiopia, go quickly!
 ⇔ Go up the river to people who are tall and who have smooth skin.
 ⇔ People everywhere are afraid of those people,
⇔ because they conquer and destroy other nations;
⇔ they live in a land that is divided by branches of one large river.

LEB  •  and in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters! •  Go, swift messengers, to a[fn] and[fn] nation, •  to a people feared[fn] •  a[fn] and trampling[fn] nation, •  whose land rivers divide.

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BBE 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.

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JPS That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!

ASV 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!

DRA That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, and in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. Go, ye swift angels, to a nation rent and torn in pieces: to a terrible people, after which there is no other: to a nation expecting and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled.

YLT 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.

DBY 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!

RV 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!

WBS That sendeth embassadors 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 measured by line and trodden down, whose land the rivers have laid waste.

KJB 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![fn][fn][fn]
  (That sendeth/sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye/you_all 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!)

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BB Sendyng messengers by the sea, euen in vessels of reedes ouer the water, Get you hence ye speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abrode, and robbed of that they had, a fearefull people from their begynnyng hytherto, a nation troden downe by litle and litle, whose lande the fluddes haue spoyled.
  (Sendyng messengers by the sea, even in vessels of reedes over the water, Get you hence ye/you_all speedy messengers to a nation that is scattered abroad, and robbed of that they had, a fearefull people from their beginning hitherto, a nation troden down by little and little, whose land the fluddes have spoyled.)

GNV Sending ambassadours by the Sea, euen in vessels of reedes vpon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation that is scattered abroade, and spoyled, vnto a terrible people from their beginning euen hitherto: a nation by litle and litle, euen troden vnder foote, whose land the floods haue spoyled.
  (Sending ambassadours by the Sea, even in vessels of reedes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye/you_all swift messengers, to a nation that is scattered abroad, and spoyled, unto a terrible people from their beginning even hitherto: a nation by little and little, even troden under foote, whose land the floods have spoyled. )

CB which sendeth hir message ouer the see in shippes of redes vpo ye water, and sayeth: go soone, and do yor message vnto a straunge and harde folke: to a fearful people, & to a people yt is further then this: to a desperate and pylled folke, whose londe is deuyded from vs with ryuers of water.
  (which sendeth/sends her message over the sea in ships of redes upo ye/you_all water, and sayeth: go soone, and do yor message unto a strange and harde folke: to a fearful people, and to a people it is further then this: to a desperate and pylled folke, whose land is divided from us with rivers of water.)

WYC and in vessels of papirus on watris. Go, ye messangeris, to the folk drawun up and to-rent; to a ferdful puple, aftir which is noon other; to the folk abidynge and defoulid, whos lond the flodis han rauyschid; to the hil of the name of the Lord of oostis, to the hil of Sion.
  (and in vessels of papirus on waters. Go, ye/you_all messangeris, to the folk drawun up and to-rent; to a ferdful people, after which is noon other; to the folk abidynge and defoulid, whos land the flodis have rauyschid; to the hill of the name of the Lord of oostis, to the hill of Sion.)

LUT das Botschaften auf dem Meer sendet und in Rohrschiffen auf den Wassern fähret. Gehet hin, ihr schnellen Boten, zum Volk, das zerrissen und geplündert ist, zum Volk, das greulicher ist denn sonst irgendeins, zum Volk, das hie und da ausgemessen und zertreten ist, welchem die Wasserströme sein Land einnehmen.
  (das Botschaften on to_him sea sendet and in Rohrschiffen on the watern fähret. Gehet there, her schnellen Boten, for_the people, the zerrissen and geplündert is, for_the people, the greulicher is because sonst irgendeins, for_the people, the here and there ausgemessen and zertreten is, which_one the waterströme his Land einnehmen.)

CLV qui mittit in mare legatos, et in vasis papyri super aquas. Ite, angeli veloces, ad gentem convulsam et dilaceratam; ad populum terribilem, post quem non est alius; ad gentem exspectantem et conculcatam, cujus diripuerunt flumina terram ejus.[fn]
  (who mittit in the_sea legatos, and in vasis papyri over waters. Ite, angeli veloces, to gentem convulsam and dilaceratam; to the_people terribilem, after which not/no it_is alius; to gentem exspectantem and conculcatam, cuyus diripuerunt flumina the_earth/land his.)

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BRN [fn]He sends messengers by the sea, and paper letters on the water: for swift messengers shall go to a lofty nation, and to a strange and harsh people. Who is beyond it? a nation not looked for, and trodden down.

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BrLXX Ὁ ἀποστέλλων ἐν θαλάσσῃ ὅμηρα, καὶ ἐπιστολὰς βιβλίνας ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος· πορεύσονται γὰρ ἄγγελοι κοῦφοι πρὸς ἔθνος μετέωρον, καὶ ξένον λαὸν καὶ χαλεπόν· τίς αὐτοῦ ἐπέκεινα; ἔθνος ἀνέλπιστον καὶ καταπεπατημένον· νῦν οἱ ποταμοὶ τῆς γῆς
  (Ho apostellōn en thalassaʸ homaʸra, kai epistolas biblinas epanō tou hudatos; poreusontai gar angeloi koufoi pros ethnos meteōron, kai xenon laon kai ⱪalepon; tis autou epekeina; ethnos anelpiston kai katapepataʸmenon; nun hoi potamoi taʸs gaʸs )