Alas, oh land
of whirring
wings
Which
lies beyond
the rivers
of 1 aCush
,
Which sends envoys
by the sea
, Even in apapyrus
vessels
on the surface
of the waters
. Go
, swift
messengers
, to a nation
1 btall
and smooth
, To a people
cfeared
2far
and wide
, A powerful
and oppressive
nation
Whose
land
the rivers
divide
.
aAll you inhabitants
of the world
and dwellers
on earth
, As soon as a standard
is raised
on the mountains
, byou will see
it, And as soon as the trumpet
is blown
, you will hear
it.
For thus the LORD
has told
me, "I will look
1from My adwelling
place
quietly
Like dazzling
heat
in the 2 bsunshine
, Like a cloud
of cdew
in the heat
of harvest
."
For abefore the harvest
, as soon as the bud
1blossoms
And the flower
becomes
a ripening
grape
, Then He will cut
off
the sprigs
with pruning
knives
And remove
and cut
away
the spreading
branches
.
They will be left together
for mountain
birds
aof prey
, And for the beasts
of the earth
; And the birds
of prey
will spend
the summer
feeding on them, And all
the beasts
of the earth
will spend
harvest
time
on them.
At that time a gift
of homage
will be brought
to the LORD
of hosts
1From a apeople
2tall
and smooth
, Even from a people
feared
3far
and wide
, A powerful
and oppressive
nation
, Whose
land
the rivers
divide
-- To the bplace
of the name
of the LORD
of hosts
, even Mount
Zion
.