Its people send messengers on the Nile River. They travel over the water in papyrus boats. Messengers, hurry back home! Go back to your people, who are tall and have smooth skin. Everyone is afraid of them. They are warriors whose language is different from ours. Their land is divided up by rivers.

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。先知说：“你们快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去。自从开国以来，那民极其可畏，是分地界践踏人的；他们的地有江河分开。”

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。你们这些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去；那民远近都畏惧，是强大好征服的国，土地有河流穿过。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船过海。你们这些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那里去；那民远近都畏惧，是强大好征服的国，土地有河流穿过。

那里派出的使节乘芦苇船行驶在水面上。迅捷的使节啊，去身材高大、皮肤光滑、远近畏惧、强盛凶悍、国土河流纵横的民族那里吧！

这就是那经常差派使者，在水面上乘坐蒲草船渡海的地方。去吧！快行的使者，到那身躯高大、皮肤光滑的国去，到一个远近都为人所惧怕的民族那里去，这国是强盛和践踏人的，他们的地有河流把地分开。

这地派遣信使经由海路，从水面上乘蒲草船而来。去吧，迅捷的使者们哪！到身材高大、皮肤光滑的那族，到远近之人所惧怕的那民，到极其强大、四处践踏、江河纵横其地的那族去！

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。先知說：你們快行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去。自從開國以來，那民極其可畏，是分地界踐踏人的；他們的地有江河分開。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。你們這些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去；那民遠近都畏懼，是強大好征服的國，土地有河流穿過。

差遣使者在水面上，坐蒲草船過海。你們這些疾行的使者，要到高大光滑的民那裏去；那民遠近都畏懼，是強大好征服的國，土地有河流穿過。

那裡派出的使節乘蘆葦船行駛在水面上。迅捷的使節啊，去身材高大、皮膚光滑、遠近畏懼、強盛兇悍、國土河流縱橫的民族那裡吧！

這就是那經常差派使者，在水面上乘坐蒲草船渡海的地方。去吧！快行的使者，到那身軀高大、皮膚光滑的國去，到一個遠近都為人所懼怕的民族那裡去，這國是強盛和踐踏人的，他們的地有河流把地分開。

那差遣大使在水面上坐蒲草艇泛江海的！輕快的使者啊，你們去吧！去見一國之民、身又長膚又潤的，去見一族之民、遠近所畏懼的，去見一國之民、勢力強大，常蹂躪敵國的；他們的地有江河給截為兩半。

這地派遣信使經由海路，從水面上乘蒲草船而來。去吧，迅捷的使者們哪！到身材高大、皮膚光滑的那族，到遠近之人所懼怕的那民，到極其強大、四處踐踏、江河縱橫其地的那族去！

遣使渡海、以葦為舟、浮水而往、曰、爾曹輕捷之使、宜適某國、其人身偉膚潤、立國以來、有威可畏、其民英勇、蹂躪敵國、其地河派分流、

古實遣使、以萑為舟、浮水沿河而至、我曰、歸哉歸哉、疾趨之、使爾故土之民、魁偉裸體、自古以來、有雄武之名、勇敢而戰必克、其國之河支派分流、

遣使泛海、乘葦舟浮水而至、我告爾使者曰、爾輕捷之使者、往哉、就一國之民、即爾古實之民、其民身軀高大、品貌俊美、自立國以來、為鄰邦所懼、其民強盛、其民強盛或作其民勇敢戰無不勝下同蹂躪仇敵、其地為江河所區分、爾當告之曰、

which sends envoys by sea in papyrus boats over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and wide, an aggressive nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers.

which sends ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters! Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people feared near and far, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide.

that sends ambassadors in swift boats down the river. Go, swift messengers! Take a message to a tall, smooth skinned people, who are feared far and wide for their conquests and destruction, and whose land is divided by rivers.

which sends envoys by sea, in reed vessels over the water. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers.

Which sends messengers by the sea, Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, To a people feared far and wide, A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide.

Which sends ambassadors by sea, Even in vessels of reed on the waters, saying,“ Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth of skin, To a people terrible from their beginning onward, A nation powerful and treading down, Whose land the rivers divide.”

that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people terrible from their beginning onward, a nation that meteth out and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!

sends couriers by sea, in reed vessels on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared far and near, a powerful nation with a strange language, whose land is divided by rivers.

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!

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.

that sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters, saying,“ Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, to a people awesome from their beginning onward, a nation that measures out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide!”

Cush was the father of Nimrod. Nimrod became a mighty hero on the earth.He was a mighty hunter in the Lord’ s eyes. That’s why people sometimes compare others with Nimrod. They say,“ They are like Nimrod, who was a mighty hunter in the Lord’ s eyes.”

At that time gifts will be brought to the Lord who rules over all. The people who are tall and have smooth skin will bring them. Everyone is afraid of those people. They are warriors whose language is different from ours. Their land is divided up by rivers. They will bring their gifts to Mount Zion. That’s where the Lord who rules over all has put his Name.

The people of Cush and Libya had a strong army. They had large numbers of chariots and horsemen. But you trusted in the Lord. So he handed them over to you.

They hadn’t been faithful to the Lord. So Shishak attacked Jerusalem. It was in the fifth year that Rehoboam was king. Shishak was king of Egypt.He came with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. Troops of Libyans, Sukkites and Cushites came with him from Egypt. There were so many of them they couldn’t be counted.Shishak captured the cities of Judah that had high walls around them. He came all the way to Jerusalem.

Zerah marched out against them. He was from Cush. He had a huge army of thousands. He also had 300 chariots. They came all the way to Mareshah.

They go down to Egypt without asking me for advice. They look to Pharaoh to help them. They ask Egypt to keep them safe.But looking to Pharaoh will only bring them shame. Asking Egypt for help will bring them dishonor.Their officials have gone to the city of Zoan. Their messengers have arrived in Hanes.

The waters of the Nile River will dry up. The bottom of it will be cracked and dry.Its canals will stink. And the streams of Egypt will get smaller and smaller until they dry up. The tall grass that grows along the river will dry up.So will the plants along the banks of the Nile. Even the planted fields along the Nile will dry up. Everything that grows there will blow away and disappear.

“ 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.”

After that, she couldn’t hide him any longer. So she got a basket made out of the stems of tall grass. She coated the basket with tar. She placed the child in the basket. Then she put it in the tall grass that grew along the bank of the Nile River.