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A sword will come against Egypt,
    there will be anguish in Ethiopia,
When the slain fall in Egypt
    when its hordes are seized,
    its foundations razed.(A)

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A sword will come against Egypt,(A)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](B)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

Thus says the Lord:
The pillars of Egypt shall fall,
    and its proud strength sink;
From Migdol to Syene,
    its people will fall by the sword—
    oracle of the Lord God.(A)

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“‘This is what the Lord says:

“‘The allies of Egypt will fall
    and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan(A)
    they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.

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