1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Isaiah 18:1 | Woe to the land, the winged cymbal, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia. | 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 Kings 19:8. (Calmet) |