Study it in the app“which sends envoys by the sea, and in vessels of papyrus on the surface of the waters! Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth-skinned, to a people feared from that time and onward, a nation of strength, strength, and of trampling, whose land the rivers divide.”
which sendsהַשֹּׁלֵחַenvoysצִירִיםby the sea,בַּיָּםand in vesselsוּבִכְלֵיof papyrusגֹמֶאon the surfaceעַל פְּנֵיof the waters!מַיִםGo,לְכוּswiftקַלִּיםmessengers,מַלְאָכִיםto a nationאֶל גּוֹיtallמְמֻשָּׁךְand smooth-skinned,וּמוֹרָטto a peopleאֶל עַםfearedנוֹרָאfrom that timeמִן הוּאand onward,וָהָלְאָהa nationגּוֹיof strength,קַוstrength,קָוand of trampling,וּמְבוּסָהwhoseאֲשֶׁרlandאַרְצוֹthe riversנְהָרִיםdivide.בָּזְאוּ
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “sholeach” appearsenvoy
A messenger sent to another people.
Where else “tsirim” appearssea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appearsutensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “chele” appearspapyrus
Papyrus: a tall-stemmed plant that grows on the banks of the Nile.
Where else “gome” appearssurface
The surface: "the face of the earth".
Where else “pene” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appearsswift, light
Light, swift.
Where else “kalim” appearsmessenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appearsnation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsprolong
To make something last longer.
Where else “memushach” appearspolished, smooth (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense: polished, smooth (of skin), or made bare.
Where else “morat” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appearsbe fearsome
To be so great or powerful that one inspires awe and respect.
Where else “nora” appearsonward
From a certain moment on into the future.
Where else “hala” appearsmight? (uncertain)
A word of uncertain sense, probably "might" or "strength"; some take it as a repeated sound, "line upon line" or "measuring line".
Where else “kav” appearstrampling
Trampling, trampling down.
Where else “mevusa” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arts” appearsriver
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharim” appearsdivide, cut through
To divide, to cut through.
Where else “bazu” appearsSeveral expressions in this verse and in v. 7 are of doubtful sense (“of strength, strength,” “of trampling”).
1Woe, land of whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Cush,
2 · This verse (above)
3All the inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, look! And when the horn is blown, listen!
