“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 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—the description of embassies sent by Cush to Israel, with messengers sent by boat. The characterization of the recipient nation (Israel) as scattered, peeled, terrible, and spoiled suggests Cush's assessment of Israel as powerful yet currently troubled. This verse depicts diplomatic communication between nations.
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