12 For (A)I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and fatally strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the human firstborn to animals; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—(C)I am the Lord.

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12 And [a]I shall set fire to the temples of the (A)gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will [b](B)wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd [c]wraps himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely. 13 He will also smash to pieces the [d]obelisks of [e]Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:12 Some ancient versions He will set
  2. Jeremiah 43:12 Or delouse the land
  3. Jeremiah 43:12 Or delouses his garment
  4. Jeremiah 43:13 Or stone pillars
  5. Jeremiah 43:13 Heb Beth-shemesh; i.e., the house of the sun-god

13 ‘This is what the Lord God says:

“I will also (A)destroy the idols
And make the [a]images cease from [b](B)Memphis.
And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;
And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Or futile ones
  2. Ezekiel 30:13 Or Noph

11 The Lord will be (A)terrifying to them, for He will [a]starve (B)all the gods of the earth; and all the (C)coastlands of the nations will (D)bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit allow to dwindle

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