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Egypt is like the rising Nile River,
    like a river quickly overflowing its banks.
    Egypt says, ‘I will rise; I will cover the earth.
    I will destroy cities and the people in them.’
Go into battle, you horsemen.
    Drive wildly, you chariot drivers.
    March into battle, you warriors,
    you warriors from Sudan and Put who carry shields,
    you warriors from Lydia who use bows and arrows.
10 That day belongs to Adonay Yahweh Tsebaoth.
    It is a day of vengeance when he will take revenge on his enemies.
        His sword will devour until it has had enough,
            and it will drink their blood until it’s full.
        Adonay Yahweh Tsebaoth will offer them as sacrifices
            in the north by the Euphrates River.

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Egypt rises like the Nile,(A)
    like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their people.’(B)
Charge, you horses!
    Drive furiously, you charioteers!(C)
March on, you warriors—men of Cush[a](D) and Put who carry shields,
    men of Lydia(E) who draw the bow.
10 But that day(F) belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—
    a day of vengeance(G), for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour(H) till it is satisfied,
    till it has quenched its thirst with blood.(I)
For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice(J)
    in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region