Isaiah 18:1
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A Message about Ethiopia
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Zephaniah 3:10
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10 My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia[a]
will come to present their offerings.
Footnotes
- 3:10 Hebrew Cush.
Zephaniah 2:12
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Judgment against Ethiopia and Assyria
12 “You Ethiopians[a] will also be slaughtered
by my sword,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- 2:12 Hebrew Cushites.
Ezekiel 30:4-5
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4 A sword will come against Egypt,
and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground.
Its wealth will be carried away
and its foundations destroyed.
The land of Ethiopia[a] will be ravished.
5 Ethiopia, Libya, Lydia, all Arabia,[b]
and all their other allies
will be destroyed in that war.
2 Kings 19:9
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9 Soon afterward King Sennacherib received word that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia[a] was leading an army to fight against him. Before leaving to meet the attack, he sent messengers back to Hezekiah in Jerusalem with this message:
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- 19:9 Hebrew of Cush.
Matthew 23:37
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Jesus Grieves over Jerusalem
37 “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones God’s messengers! How often I have wanted to gather your children together as a hen protects her chicks beneath her wings, but you wouldn’t let me.
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Ezekiel 30:9
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9 At that time I will send swift messengers in ships
to terrify the complacent Ethiopians.
Great panic will come upon them
on that day of Egypt’s certain destruction.
Watch for it!
It is sure to come!
Isaiah 31:1
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The Futility of Relying on Egypt
31 What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 30:2-3
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2 For without consulting me,
you have gone down to Egypt for help.
You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection.
You have tried to hide in his shade.
3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated,
and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.
Isaiah 20:3-6
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3 Then the Lord said, “My servant Isaiah has been walking around naked and barefoot for the last three years. This is a sign—a symbol of the terrible troubles I will bring upon Egypt and Ethiopia.[a] 4 For the king of Assyria will take away the Egyptians and Ethiopians[b] as prisoners. He will make them walk naked and barefoot, both young and old, their buttocks bared, to the shame of Egypt. 5 Then the Philistines will be thrown into panic, for they counted on the power of Ethiopia and boasted of their allies in Egypt! 6 They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’”
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Psalm 91:4
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4 He will cover you with his feathers.
He will shelter you with his wings.
His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 63:7
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7 Because you are my helper,
I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 61:4
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4 Let me live forever in your sanctuary,
safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude
Psalm 57:1
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Psalm 57
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time he fled from Saul and went into the cave. To be sung to the tune “Do Not Destroy!”
1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy!
I look to you for protection.
I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings
until the danger passes by.
Footnotes
- 57:Title Hebrew miktam. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 36:7
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7 How precious is your unfailing love, O God!
All humanity finds shelter
in the shadow of your wings.
Psalm 17:8
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8 Guard me as you would guard your own eyes.[a]
Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Footnotes
- 17:8 Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.
Ruth 2:12
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12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
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