¹⁴ I will lay^(A) waste Upper Egypt,
    set fire to Zoan^(B)
    and inflict punishment on Thebes.^(C)
15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
¹⁶ I will set fire^(D) to Egypt;
    Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
    Memphis^(E) will be in constant distress.

⁸ Are you better than^(A) Thebes,^(B)
    situated on the Nile,^(C)
    with water around her?
The river was her defense,
    the waters her wall.