On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware– it is coming!

“到那日，必有使者坐船，从我面前出去，使安逸无虑的古实人惊惧；必有痛苦临到他们，好像埃及遭灾的日子一样。看哪，这事临近了！”

“到那日，必有使者从我面前乘船出去，使安逸无虑的古实人惊惧；当埃及遭难的日子，痛苦也必临到他们。看哪，这事临近了！

“到那日，必有使者从我面前乘船出去，使安逸无虑的古实人惊惧；当埃及遭难的日子，痛苦也必临到他们。看哪，这事临近了！

“‘在那日，我要差遣使者乘船出去惊吓安逸的古实人，在埃及遭难的日子，他们必痛苦不堪。看啊，这日子快到了。’

那一天，必有使者从我面前乘船出去，使安逸无虑的古实人惊慌；在埃及遭难的日子，必有痛苦临到他们。看哪！这事来到了！

「到那日，必有使者坐船，從我面前出去，使安逸無慮的古實人驚懼；必有痛苦臨到他們，好像埃及遭災的日子一樣。看哪，這事臨近了！

「到那日，必有使者從我面前乘船出去，使安逸無慮的古實人驚懼；當埃及遭難的日子，痛苦也必臨到他們。看哪，這事臨近了！

「到那日，必有使者從我面前乘船出去，使安逸無慮的古實人驚懼；當埃及遭難的日子，痛苦也必臨到他們。看哪，這事臨近了！

「『在那日，我要差遣使者乘船出去驚嚇安逸的古實人，在埃及遭難的日子，他們必痛苦不堪。看啊，這日子快到了。』

那一天，必有使者從我面前乘船出去，使安逸無慮的古實人驚慌；在埃及遭難的日子，必有痛苦臨到他們。看哪！這事來到了！

當那日必有使者匆忙急迫地從我面前出去，使安居無慮的古實人驚惶；當埃及遭難的日子，必有翻騰絞痛的事臨到他們；看哪，這事來臨了！

是日我必遣使駕舟、令安居之古實人震驚、加以慘怛、同於埃及遘災之日、其事伊邇、○

古實人安居無恐、斯時我必遣使駕舟、至其地、令彼震驚哀痛、與埃及降災之日無異、其日伊邇。

當是日我必遣使駕舟、我必遣使駕舟原文作必有使由我前出駕舟使安居之古實人震驚、則俱恐懼、與伊及遭災之日無異、其時速至、

“‘ On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.

“ At that time I will send messengers out in ships. They will terrify the people of Cush who are so contented. Cush will suffer greatly when Egypt falls. And you can be sure it will fall.”

“ On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for, behold, it comes!

At that time I will send swift messengers in ships to terrify the complacent Ethiopians. Great panic will come upon them on that day of Egypt’s certain destruction. Watch for it! It is sure to come!

On that day, messengers will go out from me in ships to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For indeed it is coming.

On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten carefree Cush; and trembling will come on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!”

On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; For indeed it is coming!”

In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.

On that day, messengers will go out from Me in ships to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For indeed it is coming.”

In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

“‘“ In that day messengers will go out from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid. There will be anguish on them, as in the day of Egypt; for, behold, it comes.”

The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, the one beyond the rivers of Cush,that sends messengers by sea, who glide over the water’s surface in boats made of papyrus. Go, you swift messengers, to a nation of tall, smooth-skinned people, to a people that are feared far and wide, to a nation strong and victorious, whose land rivers divide.

When the news reaches Egypt, they will be shaken by what has happened to Tyre.

I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself,‘ I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’

I will send fire on Magog and those who live securely in the coastlands; then they will know that I am the LORD.

The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt. Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the LORD who commands armies is planning to do to them.

You will say,“ I will invade a land of unwalled towns; I will advance against those living quietly in security– all of them living without walls and barred gates–

“ You Ethiopians will also die by my sword!”

So the five men journeyed on and arrived in Laish. They noticed that the people there were living securely, like the Sidonians do, undisturbed and unsuspecting. No conqueror was troubling them in any way. They lived far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed.

All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.

For you know quite well that the day of the Lord will come in the same way as a thief in the night.

All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid– their faces are troubled.

This is how the once-proud city will end up– the city that was so secure. She thought to herself,“ I am unique! No one can compare to me!” What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.

The LORD says,“ Army of Babylon, go and attack a nation that lives in peace and security. They have no gates or walls to protect them. They live all alone.

The sovereign LORD confirms this oath by his own holy character:“ Certainly the time is approaching when you will be carried away in baskets, every last one of you in fishermen’s pots.

When all this comes true– and it certainly will– then they will know that a prophet was among them.”

Howl, fir tree, because the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees have been destroyed. Howl, oaks of Bashan, because the impenetrable forest has fallen.Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.

Later the LORD explained,“ In the same way that my servant Isaiah has walked around in undergarments and barefoot for the past three years, as an object lesson and omen pertaining to Egypt and Cush,

The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall. Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba.

A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the foreigners, Libya, and the people of the covenant land will die by the sword along with them.“‘ This is what the LORD says: Egypt’s supporters will fall; her confident pride will crumble. From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign LORD.

You complacent women, get up and listen to me! You carefree daughters, pay attention to what I say!In a year’s time you carefree ones will shake with fear, for the grape harvest will fail, and the fruit harvest will not arrive.Tremble, you complacent ones! Shake with fear, you carefree ones! Strip off your clothes and expose yourselves– put sackcloth on your waist!