Isaiah 18:1

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Woe to the land of whirring wings, which lies beyond the rivers of Cush!

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  • Zeph 3:10 : 10 From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshippers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.
  • Ezek 30:4-5 : 4 A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt. Her wealth will be carried away, and her foundations will be demolished. 5 Cush, Put, Lud, all the mixed peoples, and Kub, along with the people of the covenant land, will fall by the sword.
  • Zeph 2:12 : 12 You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.
  • 2 Kgs 19:9 : 9 Now the king of Assyria heard concerning Tirhakah king of Cush, who had set out to fight against him. So he sent messengers again to Hezekiah, saying,
  • Ps 17:8 : 8 Protect me as you would the pupil of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings.
  • Ps 36:7 : 7 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; your judgments are like the great depths; O Lord, you preserve both man and beast.
  • Ps 57:1 : 1 To the chief musician: Do not destroy. A miktam of David, when he fled from Saul into the cave.
  • Ps 61:4 : 4 For You have been a refuge for me, a strong tower against the enemy.
  • Ps 63:7 : 7 When I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night.
  • Ps 91:4 : 4 He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His truth will be your shield and armor.
  • Isa 20:3-6 : 3 Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,' 4 'so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush—young and old—naked and barefoot, with their buttocks exposed, bringing shame to Egypt.' 5 Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and Egypt, their pride. 6 On that day, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, 'See what has happened to those we relied on for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?'
  • Isa 30:2-3 : 2 They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt. 3 But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation.
  • Isa 31:1 : 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.
  • Ruth 2:12 : 12 May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May you receive a full reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.
  • Ezek 30:9 : 9 On that day, messengers will go out from Me in ships to terrify Cush, which lives in complacency. Anguish will overwhelm them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is coming!
  • Matt 23:37 : 37 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you! How often I have wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing!

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    9On that day, messengers will go out from Me in ships to terrify Cush, which lives in complacency. Anguish will overwhelm them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is coming!

  • Ezek 30:3-5
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    3For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near. A day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

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    5Cush, Put, Lud, all the mixed peoples, and Kub, along with the people of the covenant land, will fall by the sword.

  • Zeph 3:10
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    10From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshippers, the daughter of my dispersed ones, shall bring my offering.

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    10therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

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    31Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the herd of mighty bulls among the calves of the peoples. Scatter those who delight in war; scatter them with pieces of silver.

  • Zeph 2:12-13
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    12You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.

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  • Isa 20:3-5
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    3Then the LORD said, 'Just as my servant Isaiah has walked around naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a warning against Egypt and Cush,'

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    5Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and Egypt, their pride.

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    9Cush and Egypt were her strength, and there was no limit; Put and Libya were among her allies.

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    18On that day the Lord will whistle for the flies at the farthest streams of Egypt and for the bees in the land of Assyria.

  • Jer 46:7-9
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    7Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers that surge and toss about?

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  • Isa 30:1-2
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    1Woe to rebellious children, declares the LORD, who carry out plans that are not mine and make alliances without my Spirit, adding sin to sin.

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    5The waters will dry up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.

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  • Jer 13:20
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