1 How horrible it will be for the land of whirring wingswhich lies beyond the rivers of Sudan.
2 It sends messengers by seain boats made of reeds⌊skimming⌋ over the surface of the water.Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth-skinned people,a people ⌊who are⌋ feared far and near,a strong and aggressive nation,whose land is divided by rivers.
3 Look when someone raises a flag on the mountains.Listen when someone blows a ram’s horn,all you inhabitants of the world who live on the earth.
4 This is what the Lord says to me:I will keep quiet and watch from my dwelling place.My presence will be like scorching heat in the sunshine,like heavy dew in the heat of the harvest.