Proclamation Against Egypt
1 The aburden against Egypt.
Behold, the Lord brides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
cThe idols of Egypt will1 totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
Behold, the Lord brides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
cThe idols of Egypt will1 totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
2 “I will aset Egyptians against Egyptians;
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will aconsult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will aconsult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give
aInto the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
aInto the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
6 The rivers will turn foul;
The brooks aof defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
The brooks aof defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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