Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Isaiah 18:2 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Isaiah 18:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 18 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! scattered: or, outspread and polished meted: or, that meteth out and treadeth down: Heb. of line, line, and treading under foot have: or, despise”
Isaiah 18:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 18:2
'That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!' Ethiopia sends ambassadors in papyrus reed boats (Egyptian/Cushite watercraft) seeking alliances. The 'swift messengers' carry diplomatic overtures. But to whom? The descriptions—'scattered and peeled' (tall and smooth-skinned), 'terrible from their beginning' (feared), 'meted out and trodden down' (measured and trampled)...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 18:2
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“a present will be brought to Yahweh of Armies from a people tall and smooth”
“And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.”
“that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem”
“with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet”
“and three hundred chariots; and he came to Mareshah.”
“she took a papyrus basket for him”
“and have not asked my advice; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh”
“as in the day of Egypt; for”
“and the river will be wasted and become dry.”