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"A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slainfall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations are torndown.
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'Thussays the LORD, "Indeed, those who supportEgypt will fall And the pride of her power will comedown; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword," Declares the LordGOD.
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"On that daymessengers will goforth from Me in ships to frightensecureEthiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!"
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"He and his people with him, The mostruthless of the nations, Will be brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swordsagainstEgypt And fill the land with the slain.
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"Moreover, I will make the Nilecanalsdry And sell the land into the hands of evilmen. And I will make the landdesolate And all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the LORD have spoken."
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'Thussays the LordGOD, "I will also destroy the idols And make the imagescease from Memphis. And there will nolonger be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will putfear in the land of Egypt.
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"In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I breakthere the yokebars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.
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"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaohking of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword.
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"Thereforethussays the LordGOD, 'Behold, I am againstPharaohking of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the swordfall from his hand.
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'For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groanbefore him with the groanings of a woundedman.
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'Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.