and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. (A)Then they will know that I am the Lord.

(B)“Because you[a] said, ‘The Nile is mine, and I made it,’

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Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Because you said, “The Nile(A) is mine; I made it,(B)

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speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

(A)“Behold, I am against you,
    Pharaoh king of Egypt,
(B)the great dragon that lies
    in the midst of his streams,
(C)that says, ‘My Nile is my own;
    I made it for myself.’

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Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(A) king of Egypt,
    you great monster(B) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(C) belongs to me;
    I made it for myself.”

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Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have uttered falsehood and seen lying visions, therefore behold, (A)I am against you, declares the Lord God.

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“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because of your false words and lying visions, I am against you,(A) declares the Sovereign Lord.

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