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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: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy and :en:ta:vol1: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: en:ta:vol1:translate:translate_unknown)