Isa 18:2 | CPDV | STEP | which sends ambassadors by sea and in vessels of papyrus above the waters. Go forth, O swift Angels, to a nation which has been convulsed and torn apart, to a terrible people, after whom there is no other, to a nation apprehensive and downtrodden, whose land the rivers have spoiled.

‏ Isaiah 18:2

2 which sends ambassadors by sea and in vessels of papyrus above the waters. Go forth, O swift Angels, to a nation which has been convulsed and torn apart, to a terrible people, after whom there is no other, to a nation apprehensive and downtrodden, whose land the rivers have spoiled. ^{▼▼18:2In this context, ‘expectantem’ has a negative connotation, so it refers to apprehension rather than hopeful expectation.(Conte)
,} ^{▼▼18:2 Angels: Or messengers.(Challoner)}