19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king(A) of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder(B) the land as pay for his army.(C)

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A sword will come against Egypt,(A)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](B)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

12 I will cause your hordes to fall
    by the swords of mighty men—
    the most ruthless of all nations.(A)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
    and all her hordes will be overthrown.(B)

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16 “This is the lament(A) they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

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20 They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged(A) off with all her hordes.(B)

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31 “Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled(A) for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32 Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh(B) and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”(C)

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