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therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast; and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“Because you[a] said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’ 10 therefore, behold, I am against you, and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Ethiopia.

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  1. Ezekiel 29:9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb he

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(A) Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile(B) is mine; I made it,(C) 10 therefore I am against you(D) and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt(E) a ruin and a desolate waste(F) from Migdol(G) to Aswan,(H) as far as the border of Cush.[a](I)

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  1. Ezekiel 29:10 That is, the upper Nile region