Isaiah 18:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Alas,הֹ֥וי
(ho·vy)
1945: ah! alas! ha!a prim. interj.
oh landאֶ֖רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of whirringצִלְצַ֣ל
(tzil·tzal)
6767a: whirring, buzzingfrom tsalal
wingsכְּנָפָ֑יִם
(ke·na·fa·yim;)
3671: wing, extremityfrom an unused word
Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
lies beyond 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the riversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־
(le·na·ha·rei-)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
of Cush,כֽוּשׁ׃
(chush.)
3568a: a son of Ham, also his desc., also a land in the S. Nile Valleyprobably of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
Woe
howy  (hoh'ee)
oh! -- ah, alas, ho, O, woe.
to the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
shadowing
tslatsal  (tsel-aw-tsal')
a clatter, i.e. (abstractly) whirring (of wings); (concretely) a cricket; also a harpoon (as rattling), a cymbal (as clanging) -- cymbal, locust, shadowing, spear.
with wings
kanaph  (kaw-nawf')
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
which is beyond
`eber  (ay'-ber)
a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)
the rivers
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
of Ethiopia
Kuwsh  (koosh)
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite -- Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,

King James Bible
Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ah! The land of buzzing insect wings beyond the rivers of Cush

International Standard Version
Woe to the land of whirring wings that is beyond the rivers of Cush,

NET Bible
The land of buzzing wings is as good as dead, the one beyond the rivers of Cush,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How horrible it will be for the land of whirring wings which lies beyond the rivers of Sudan.

King James 2000 Bible
Woe to the land with whirring wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
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