- The mercenaries in her ranks are like fattened calves. They too will turn and flee together, they will not stand their ground, for the day of disaster is coming upon them, the time for them to be punished.
- Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent as the enemy advances in force; they will come against her with axes, like men who cut down trees.
- They will chop down her forest," declares the LORD, "dense though it be. They are more numerous than locusts, they cannot be counted.
- The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame, handed over to the people of the north."
- The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes, on Pharaoh, on Egypt and her gods and her kings, and on those who rely on Pharaoh.
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- 其中的雇勇好像圈里的肥牛犊,他们转身退后,一齐逃跑,站立不住。因为他们遭难的日子,追讨的时候已经临到。
- 其中的声音好像蛇行一样。敌人要成队而来,如砍伐树木的手拿斧子攻击他。
- 耶和华说,埃及的树林虽然不能寻察(或作穿不过),敌人却要砍伐,因他们多于蝗虫,不可胜数。
- 埃及的民(原文作女子)必然蒙羞,必交在北方人的手中。
- 万军之耶和华以色列的神说,我必刑罚挪的亚扪(埃及尊大之神)和法老,并埃及与埃及的神,以及君王,也必刑罚法老和倚靠他的人。
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