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Who is this [that] riseth up as the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?

It is Egypt that riseth up as the Nile, and [his] waters toss themselves like the rivers; and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

Go up, ye horses, and drive furiously, ye chariots; and let the mighty men go forth: Cush and Phut that handle the shield, and the Ludim that handle the bow [and] bend it.

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“Who is this that rises like the Nile,
    like rivers of surging waters?(A)
Egypt rises like the Nile,(B)
    like rivers of surging waters.
She says, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their people.’(C)
Charge, you horses!
    Drive furiously, you charioteers!(D)
March on, you warriors—men of Cush[a](E) and Put who carry shields,
    men of Lydia(F) who draw the bow.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:9 That is, the upper Nile region