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Woe to the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia

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)

by the sea

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)