The swift cannot flee,
and the warrior cannot escape!
In the north by the bank of the Euphrates River,
they stumble and fall.(A)

Who is this, rising like the Nile,(B)
like rivers whose waters churn?
Egypt rises like the Nile,
and its waters churn like rivers.
He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;
I will destroy cities with their residents.”

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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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Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.

Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

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