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That land sends people down the Nile River in reed boats.[a]

Fast messengers, go to the people
    who are tall and smooth,
    who are feared far and wide.
Go to that powerful nation that defeats other countries
    and whose land is divided by rivers.
    Go warn them!
Like a flag on a hill,
    everyone on earth will see what happens.
Like a trumpet call,
    everyone in the country will hear it.

The Lord said, “I will be in the place prepared for me.[b] I will quietly watch these things happen: On a beautiful summer day, at noon, people will be resting. (It will be during the hot harvest time when there is no rain, but only early morning dew.)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 18:2 reed boats These boats were made by tying many reeds (a type of water plant) together.
  2. Isaiah 18:4 the place prepared for me Probably the Temple in Jerusalem.

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