the Lord will certainly bring against them
the mighty rushing water of the Euphrates River—
the king of Assyria and all his glory.
It will overflow its channels
and spill over all its banks.

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therefore the Lord is about to bring against them
    the mighty floodwaters(A) of the Euphrates—
    the king of Assyria(B) with all his pomp.(C)
It will overflow all its channels,
    run over all its banks(D)

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15 The Lord will divide[a][b] the Gulf of Suez.[c]
He will wave his hand over the Euphrates
with his mighty wind(A)
and will split it into seven streams,
letting people walk through on foot.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:15 Text emended; MT reads destroy
  2. 11:15 Or dry up
  3. 11:15 Lit the Sea of Egypt

15 The Lord will dry up(A)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind(B) he will sweep his hand(C)
    over the Euphrates River.(D)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.(E)

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18 Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt(A)
to drink the water of the Nile?[a]
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria(B)
to drink the water of the Euphrates?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:18 Lit of Shihor

18 Now why go to Egypt(A)
    to drink water from the Nile[a]?(B)
And why go to Assyria(C)
    to drink water from the Euphrates?(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile