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20 “A beautiful (A)heifer is Egypt,
    but a biting fly (B)from the north has come upon her.
21 Even her hired soldiers in her midst
    are like (C)fattened calves;
yes, they have turned and fled together;
    they did not stand,
for the day of their calamity has come upon them,
    (D)the time of their punishment.
22 “She makes (E)a sound like a serpent gliding away;
    for her enemies march in force
and come against her with axes
    (F)like those who fell trees.

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20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
    but a gadfly is coming
    against her from the north.(A)
21 The mercenaries(B) in her ranks
    are like fattened calves.(C)
They too will turn and flee(D) together,
    they will not stand their ground,
for the day(E) of disaster is coming upon them,
    the time(F) for them to be punished.
22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
    as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
    like men who cut down trees.(G)

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