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The burden against Egypt. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
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"I will set Egyptians against Egyptians; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
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The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers.
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And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master, And a fierce king will rule over them," Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
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The waters will fail from the sea, And the river will be wasted and dried up.
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The rivers will turn foul; The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up; The reeds and rushes will wither.
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The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River, And everything sown by the River, Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
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The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.
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Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;
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And its foundations will be broken. All who make wages will be troubled of soul.