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Who is this that (A)rises like the Nile,
Like the rivers whose waters toss about?
Egypt rises like the Nile,
Even like the rivers whose waters toss about;
And He has said, “I will (B)rise and cover that land;
I will surely (C)cause the city to perish, as well as its inhabitants.”
Go up, you horses, and [a](D)drive madly, you chariots,
That the mighty men may go forth:
[b]Ethiopia and [c](E)Put, who seize the shield,
And the [d](F)Lydians, who seize and bend the bow.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:9 Lit act like madmen
  2. Jeremiah 46:9 Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6
  3. Jeremiah 46:9 Libya (or Somaliland)
  4. Jeremiah 46:9 Heb Ludim