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14 “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in (A)Migdol;
    proclaim in (B)Memphis and (C)Tahpanhes;
say, (D)‘Stand ready and be prepared,
    for (E)the sword shall devour around you.’
15 Why are your mighty ones face down?
    They do not stand[a]
    because the Lord thrust them down.
16 He made many stumble, (F)and they fell,
    and they said one to another,
‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people
    and to the land of our birth,
    (G)because of the sword of the oppressor.’

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  1. Jeremiah 46:15 Hebrew He does not stand

14 “Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
    proclaim it also in Memphis(A) and Tahpanhes:(B)
‘Take your positions and get ready,
    for the sword devours(C) those around you.’
15 Why will your warriors be laid low?
    They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.(D)
16 They will stumble(E) repeatedly;
    they will fall(F) over each other.
They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back
    to our own people(G) and our native lands,
    away from the sword of the oppressor.’(H)

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