Isaiah 18:2
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King James Version (modern wording)
That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, all of you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning until now; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isaiah 18:2 (KJV)
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 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Isaiah 18:2 (BSB)
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What does Isaiah 18:2 say?
Isaiah 18:2 in modern King James wording reads: "That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, all of you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning until now; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!"
Where is Isaiah 18:2 found in the Bible?
Isaiah 18:2 is verse 2 of chapter 18 of the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. Isaiah has 66 chapters.
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