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## Woe to the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia ##
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AT: "Woe to those who live in the land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, whose many ships look like insects on the water." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## by the sea ##
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People in Egypt and Ethiopia referred to the Nile River as "the sea."
## vessels of papyrus ##
Papyrus is a tall plant that grows along the side of the Nile River. People would bind together papyrus bundles to make boats. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown]])