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.