181 Alas , oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond e the rivers of Cush , 2 Which sends envoys by the sea , Even in papyrus vessels on the surface of the waters . Go , swift messengers , to a nation tall and smooth , To a people feared far e and wide , A powerful and oppressive nation Whose land the rivers divide . 3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth , As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains , you will see it, And as soon as the trumpet is blown , you will hear it. 4 For thus the Lord has told me, "I will look from My dwelling place quietly Like dazzling heat in the sunshine , Like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest ." 5 For before the harvest , as soon as the bud blossoms And the flower becomes a ripening grape , Then He will cut off the sprigs with pruning knives And remove and cut away the spreading branches . 6 They will be left together for mountain birds of prey , And for the beasts of the earth ; And the birds of prey will spend the summer feeding on them, And all the beasts of the earth will spend harvest time on them. 7 At that time a gift of homage will be brought to the Lord of hosts From a people tall and smooth , Even from a people feared far e and wide , A powerful and oppressive nation , Whose land the rivers divide - To the place of the name of the Lord of hosts , even Mount Zion .
