18 Woe ^(A)to the land shadowed with buzzing wings,
Which is beyond the rivers of ^[a]Ethiopia,

^10 (A)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.

⁴ The sword shall come upon Egypt,
And great anguish shall be in ^[a]Ethiopia,
When the slain fall in Egypt,
And they ^(A)take away her wealth,
And ^(B)her foundations are broken down.

⁹ On that day ^(A)messengers shall go forth from Me in ships
To make the ^[a]careless Ethiopians afraid,
And great anguish shall come upon them,
As on the day of Egypt;
For indeed it is coming!”

31 Woe to those ^(A)who go down to Egypt for help,
And ^(B)rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
^(C)Nor seek the Lord!

^2 (A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And ^(B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
^3 (C)Therefore the strength of Pharaoh
Shall be your shame,
And trust in the shadow of Egypt
Shall be your humiliation.