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1Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

Isaiah 18:1

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Matthew Henry

(vv. 1-7)

Interpreters are very much at a loss where to find this land that lies beyond the rivers of Cush. Some take it to be Egypt, a maritime country, and full of rivers, and which courted Israel to depend upon them, but proved broken reeds; but against this it is strongly objected that the next chapter is distinguished from this by the title of the burden of Egypt . Others take it to be Ethiopia, and re...

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