Isaiah 18:1-3

The Voice

18 O land abuzz with the whirring of wings,
    far away past the Ethiopian rivers,
² With papyrus-reed boats shuttling ambassadors back and forth!
    Go quickly, you messengers, to those impressive people,
Those fearsome and terrifying people so lank and smooth.
    Theirs is a powerful nation divided by rivers.

³ All citizens of the world, every last inhabitant of the earth, pay attention!
    When you see a signal raised on the mountains, look!
When the trumpets sound the alarm, listen!