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18 
“As I live,” says the King,
Whose name is the Lord of hosts,
“Surely like [a]Tabor among the mountains
Or like Carmel by the sea,
So shall he [the great king of Babylon] come.
19 
“O you daughter who dwells in Egypt and you who dwell with her,
Prepare yourselves [with all you will need] to go into exile,
For Memphis will become desolate;
It will even be burned down and without inhabitant.
20 
“Egypt is a very pretty heifer,
But a horsefly (Babylonia) is coming [against her] out of the north!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:18 Tabor and Carmel are landmark mountains in Israel.

18 “As surely as I live,” declares the King,(A)
    whose name is the Lord Almighty,
“one will come who is like Tabor(B) among the mountains,
    like Carmel(C) by the sea.
19 Pack your belongings for exile,(D)
    you who live in Egypt,
for Memphis(E) will be laid waste(F)
    and lie in ruins without inhabitant.

20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
    but a gadfly is coming
    against her from the north.(G)

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