3 Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
a“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great bmonster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
cWho has said, ‘My1 River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’
a“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great bmonster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
cWho has said, ‘My1 River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’
4 But aI will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.
5 I will leave you in the wilderness,
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the1 open afield;
bYou shall not be picked up or1 gathered.
cI have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.
You and all the fish of your rivers;
You shall fall on the1 open afield;
bYou shall not be picked up or1 gathered.
cI have given you as food
To the beasts of the field
And to the birds of the heavens.
6 “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
Shall know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been a astaff of reed to the house of Israel.
Shall know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been a astaff of reed to the house of Israel.
7 aWhen they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their1 shoulders;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver.”
You broke and tore all their1 shoulders;
When they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their backs quiver.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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