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

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:9 Lit act like madmen
  2. Jeremiah 46:9 Lit go forth
  3. Jeremiah 46:9 I.e. Libya (or Somaliland)
  4. Jeremiah 46:9 Heb Ludim