Jeremiah 46:20-22

Good News Translation

²⁰ Egypt is like a splendid cow,
    attacked by a stinging fly from the north.
²¹ Even her hired soldiers
    are helpless as calves.
They did not stand and fight;
    all of them turned and ran.
The day of their doom had arrived,
    the time of their destruction.
²² Egypt runs away, hissing like a snake,
    as the enemy's army approaches.
They attack her with axes,
    like people cutting down trees