Jeremiah 46:18-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
18 As I live, says the King
whose name is Lord of hosts,
Like Tabor above mountains,
like Carmel[a] above the sea, he comes.
19 Pack your bags for exile,
enthroned daughter Egypt;
Memphis shall become a wasteland,
an empty ruin.
20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
a horsefly from the north keeps coming.
Footnotes
- 46:18 Tabor…Carmel: mountains in Palestine that seem to tower over their surroundings as Nebuchadnezzar towers over the nations in his path as he makes his way toward Egypt.
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