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Isaiah 18:1

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Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

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Verse 1. Cymbal. Or sistrum, commonly used in Egypt. Septuagint “ship sails.”—Ethiopia, or Chus, lying between the Nile (the branches of which are styled rivers) and the Red Sea. He alludes to the kingdom of Tharaca. 4 Kennicott. 19:8. Calmet.

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