Zechariah 10:11

New English Translation

¹¹The Lord^[a] will cross the sea of storms and will calm its turbulence. The depths of the Nile will dry up, the pride of Assyria will be humbled, and the domination^[b] of Egypt will be no more.

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Footnotes

Zechariah 10:11 tn Heb “he,” in which case the referent is the Lord. This reading is followed by KJV, ASV, NAB (which renders it as first person), and NASB. The LXX reads “they,” referring to the Israelites themselves, a reading followed by many modern English versions (e.g., NIV, NRSV, TEV, NLT).
Zechariah 10:11 tn Heb “scepter,” referring by metonymy to the dominating rule of Egypt (cf. NLT).

Zechariah 10:11

New International Version

¹¹They will pass through the sea of trouble;
    the surging sea will be subdued
    and all the depths of the Nile will dry up.^(A)
Assyria’s pride^(B) will be brought down
    and Egypt’s scepter^(C) will pass away.^(D)

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Zechariah 10:11

New King James Version

¹¹^(A)He shall pass through the sea with affliction,
And strike the waves of the sea:
All the depths of ^[a]the River shall dry up.
Then ^(B)the pride of Assyria shall be brought down,
And ^(C)the scepter of Egypt shall depart.