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11 He and his cruel troops will invade and destroy your land and leave your dead bodies piled everywhere.

12 I will dry up the Nile River, then sell the land to evil buyers. I will send foreigners to turn your entire nation into a barren desert. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Egypt's Proud Cities Will Lie in Ruins

The Lord said to the people of Egypt:

13 All the idols and images you Egyptians worship in the city of Memphis[a] will be smashed. No one will be left to rule your nation, and terror will fill the land.

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Footnotes

  1. 30.13 Memphis: Hebrew “Noph.”

11 He and his army—the most ruthless of nations(A)
    will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
    and fill the land with the slain.(B)
12 I will dry up(C) the waters of the Nile(D)
    and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
    I will lay waste(E) the land and everything in it.

I the Lord have spoken.

13 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will destroy the idols(F)
    and put an end to the images in Memphis.(G)
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,(H)
    and I will spread fear throughout the land.

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