- What is eretz tziltzeyl?
- Which country sends its navigators to the sea?
- Is any mention made, at any point, as to the country that the prophet is addressing?
- Based upon the “hints” provided, could this be related to the area of Ethiopia?
- The first few sentences aside, does the balance of the text deal with a particular country — or does it provide a “universal message”?
- Is “doom” predicted and, if so, in which verses?
- Does Isaiah 18:7 indicate that following the “punishment” there will be at least a remnant of the “tall and smooth” people remaining?
- Why does the prophet not (at any point) provide a specific name for the country in question, having done so in all of the other prophecies to this point?
