16 I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in anguish,
Thebes will be breached,
and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.[a]
17 The young men of On[b] and Pi-beseth
will fall by the sword,
and those cities[c] will go into captivity.
18 The day will be dark[d] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud(A) will cover Tehaphnehes,[e]
and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:16 Or foes daily
  2. 30:17 LXX, Vg; MT reads iniquity
  3. 30:17 Or and the women; lit and they
  4. 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
  5. 30:18 Or Egypt

16 I will set fire(A) to Egypt;
    Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
    Memphis(B) will be in constant distress.
17 The young men of Heliopolis(C) and Bubastis
    will fall by the sword,
    and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes(D)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;(E)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.(F)

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