Isaiah 18:2
Isaiah 18:2 — English Standard Version (ESV)
2 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.
Isaiah 18:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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!
Isaiah 18:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)
2 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.
Isaiah 18:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
2 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.”
Isaiah 18:2 — New Century Version (NCV)
2 That land sends messengers across the sea;
they go on the water in boats made of reeds.
Go, quick messengers,
to a people who are tall and smooth-skinned,
who are feared everywhere.
They are a powerful nation that defeats other nations.
Their land is divided by rivers.
Isaiah 18:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)
2 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!
Isaiah 18:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
2 that sendest ambassadors over the sea, and in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, swift messengers, to a nation scattered and ravaged, to a people terrible from their existence and thenceforth; to a nation of continued waiting and of treading down, whose land the rivers have spoiled!
Isaiah 18:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
2 It sends messengers by sea
in 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.
Isaiah 18:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
2 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.
Isaiah 18:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
2 sending ambassadors by the Nile
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.
Isaiah 18:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2 that sends messengers by the sea
and in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters!
Go, swift messengers, to a tall and smooth nation,
to a people feared near and far,
a mighty, mighty and trampling nation,
whose land rivers divide.
Isaiah 18:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
2 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.
Their language is different from ours.
Their land is divided up by rivers.
Isaiah 18:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
2 Which sends envoys 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.