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“Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.
“Egypt is a very pretty heifer, But a horsefly (Babylonia) is coming [against her] out of the north!
Egypt is a very fair heifer [like Apis the bull-god, to which the country is, so to speak, espoused], but destruction [a gadfly] is coming—out of the north it is coming [against her]!
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.
Egypt is a beautiful, yes, beautiful heifer, but a horsefly from the north is coming to bite her.
Egypt is a beautiful female calf; but a horsefly from the north has come to attack her.
An enemy from the north will attack you, beautiful Egypt, like a fly biting a cow.
Egypt is a very fair heifer; the gad-fly cometh, it cometh from the north.
Egypt is like a fair and beautiful heifer: there shall come from the north one that shall goad her.
“Egypt is like a beautiful cow. But a horsefly is coming from the north to attack her.
Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But an army from the north will attack her, like a crowd of flies that bite.
Egypt is a lovely heifer, but a horsefly has come against her out of the north.
“A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a biting fly from the north has come upon her.
“A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a biting fly from the north has come upon her.
“Egypt is like a beautiful ·young cow [heifer], but a ·horsefly [gadfly] is coming from the north [C Babylon] to attack her [C though small, gadflies are annoying].
Egypt is like a fair calf, but destruction cometh: out of the North it cometh.
“Egypt is like a beautiful cow, but a horsefly from the north will attack it.
Egypt is like a splendid cow, attacked by a stinging fly from the north.
Egypt is a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.
“Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But a horsefly is coming from the north to attack her.
Egypt is a beautiful calf, but a horsefly from the north is surely coming.
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction comes; it comes out of the north.
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
Egypt is a pretty heifer, But a horsefly is coming from the north—it is coming!
Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north will come against her.
Egypt is sleek as a heifer, but a gadfly sends her running—a gadfly from the north! Even her famed mercenaries have become like frightened calves. They turn and run, for it is the day of great calamity for Egypt, a time of great punishment.
“Too bad, Egypt, a beautiful sleek heifer attacked by a horsefly from the north! All her hired soldiers are stationed to defend her— like well-fed calves they are. But when their lives are on the line, they’ll run off, cowards every one. When the going gets tough, they’ll take the easy way out.
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction comes, it comes out of the north.
“Egypt is like a beautiful cow, but a horsefly from the north will attack it.
Egypt is a beautiful heifer, a horsefly from the north keeps coming.
Egypt is a pretty heifer, But a horsefly is coming from the north—it is coming!
“Egypt is a pretty heifer, But a horsefly is coming from the north—it is coming!
Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly from the north is preparing to move against her.
“Egypt is like a beautiful young cow, but a horsefly is coming from the north to attack her.
Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.
“Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But Nebuchadnezzar is coming against her from the north. He will bite her like a fly.
“Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly is coming against her from the north.
‘Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a gadfly is coming against her from the north.
“Egypt is a very pretty heifer, But destruction comes, it comes from the north.
Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But a horsefly has come upon her from the north.
Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer, but a horsefly from the north is on its way!
A beautiful heifer is Egypt— a gadfly from the north lights upon her.
A beautiful heifer is Egypt— a gadfly from the north lights upon her.
A beautiful heifer is Egypt— a gadfly from the north lights upon her.
A beautiful heifer is Egypt— a gadfly from the north lights upon her.
Mitzrayim is like a very fair eglah, but a gadfly comes; it comes out of the tzafon.
“A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a gadfly from the north has come upon her.
“A beautiful heifer is Egypt, but a gadfly from the north has come upon her.
Egypt is a beautiful heifer— but a biting fly is coming— from the north it is coming!
Egypt is like a heifer—beautiful, but helpless— because a biting horsefly from the north is coming against her.
“Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; but destruction out of the north has come. It has come.
Egypt is a shapely cow calf, and fair (and beautiful); (but) a pricker from the north shall come to it.
A heifer very fair [is] Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her.
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