⁴ 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)

³ At this my body is racked with pain,^(A)
    pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;^(B)
I am staggered by what I hear,
    I am bewildered^(C) by what I see.