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11 He shall come and ravage the land of Egypt, giving

those who are destined for pestilence, to pestilence,
    and those who are destined for captivity, to captivity,
    and those who are destined for the sword, to the sword.

12 He[a] shall kindle a fire in the temples of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them and carry them away captive; and he shall pick clean the land of Egypt, as a shepherd picks his cloak clean of vermin; and he shall depart from there safely. 13 He shall break the obelisks of Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he shall burn with fire.

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  1. Jeremiah 43:12 Gk Syr Vg: Heb I

11 He will come and attack Egypt,(A) bringing death(B) to those destined(C) for death, captivity to those destined for captivity,(D) and the sword to those destined for the sword.(E) 12 He will set fire(F) to the temples(G) of the gods(H) of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive.(I) As a shepherd picks(J) his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart. 13 There in the temple of the sun[a](K) in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars(L) and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

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  1. Jeremiah 43:13 Or in Heliopolis