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Those who run fast cannot get away;
    the soldiers cannot escape.
In the north, by the Euphrates,
    they stumble and fall.
Who is this that rises like the Nile,
    like a river flooding its banks?
It is Egypt, rising like the Nile,
    like a river flooding its banks.
Egypt said, ‘I will rise and cover the world;
    I will destroy cities and the people who live there.

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“The swift cannot flee(A)
    nor the strong escape.
In the north by the River Euphrates(B)
    they stumble and fall.(C)

“Who is this that rises like the Nile,
    like rivers of surging waters?(D)
Egypt rises like the Nile,(E)
    like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their people.’(F)

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