Isaiah 18:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 18:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 18:2 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 18:2 — KJV
“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! scattered...: or, outspread and polished meted...: or, that meteth out and treadeth down: Heb. of line, line, and treading under foot have...: or, despise”
— Isaiah 18:2 (KJV)
Isaiah 18:2 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 18:2
“In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion. scattered...: or, outspread and polished”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 18:2: nation, scattered, peeled
“And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 18:2: nation, people, terrible
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone. pools...: Heb. gathering of their waters”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 18:2: vessels, waters, land
“And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. men...: Heb. men of statures”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 18:2: sea, saying, people
“He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me: face: Heb. eye”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 18:2: saying, messengers, people
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