1Downstream from Ethiopia18.1 Ethiopia: See the note at 11.11.18.1-7: Zep 2.12.
swarming with insects.18.1 insects: Or "sailing ships".
on ships made of reeds.18.2 reeds: Ancient Egypt was famous for the papyrus reeds that grew in the Nile Delta.
feared all over the world.18.2 world: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 2.
and you will hear a trumpet.
and hack off the branches.
7Those Ethiopians are tall and their skin is smooth. They are feared all over the world, because they are strong and brutal. But at that time they will come from their land divided by rivers, and they will bring gifts to the LORD All-Powerful, who is worshipped on Mount Zion.