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Egypt rises up like the Nile,
    like rivers of torrential waters.
I will rise up, Egypt says, and cover the earth;
    I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
Advance, O horses,
    and drive madly, O chariots.
Let the warriors advance:
    men from Ethiopia and Put bearing shields,
    and men from Lud who draw their bows.
10 This day belongs to the Lord God of hosts,
    a day of retribution
    and vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour and be sated
    until drunk with their blood.
For the Lord God of hosts
    is holding a sacrificial feast
in the land of the north
    by the River Euphrates.

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