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16 They stumbled again and again
    and fell over each other.
They said, ‘Get up. Let’s go back
    to our own people and our homeland.
    We must get away from our enemy’s sword!’
17 In their homelands those soldiers called out,
    ‘The king of Egypt is only a lot of noise.
    He missed his chance for glory!’”

18 The King’s name is the Lord All-Powerful.
    He says, “As surely as I live,
a powerful leader will come.
    He will be like Mount Tabor among the mountains,
    like Mount Carmel by the sea.

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16 They will stumble(A) repeatedly;
    they will fall(B) over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
    to our own people(C) and our native lands,
    away from the sword of the oppressor.’(D)
17 There they will exclaim,
    ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is only a loud noise;(E)
    he has missed his opportunity.(F)

18 “As surely as I live,” declares the King,(G)
    whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor(H) among the mountains,
    like Carmel(I) by the sea.

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