Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Nile? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the Euphrates?

Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

“The swift cannot flee nor the strong escape. In the north by the River Euphrates they stumble and fall.

But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty— a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes. The sword will devour till it is satisfied, till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates.