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1. The special word about Egypt: See, the Lord is traveling on a fast cloud and is coming to Egypt. The false gods of Egypt shake in fear before Him. The hearts of the Egyptians become weak.
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1. The burden H4853 of Egypt H4714 . Behold H2009 , the LORD H3068 rideth H7392 upon H5921 a swift H7031 cloud H5645 , and shall come H935 into Egypt H4714 : and the idols H457 of Egypt H4714 shall be moved H5128 at his presence H4480 H6440 , and the heart H3824 of Egypt H4714 shall melt H4549 in the midst H7130 of it.
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2. "I will make Egyptians go against Egyptians. Each of them will fight against his brother, and each against his neighbor. City will fight against city, and nation against nation.
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2. And I will set H5526 the Egyptians H4714 against the Egyptians H4714 : and they shall fight H3898 every one H376 against his brother H251 , and every one H376 against his neighbor H7453 ; city H5892 against city H5892 , and kingdom H4467 against kingdom H4467 .
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3. Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become weak within them. And I will bring their plans to nothing. They will go to false gods and spirits of the dead for help, and to those who speak with spirits of the dead and use their secret ways.
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3. And the spirit H7307 of Egypt H4714 shall fail H1238 in the midst H7130 thereof ; and I will destroy H1104 the counsel H6098 thereof : and they shall seek H1875 to H413 the idols H457 , and to H413 the charmers H328 , and to H413 them that have familiar spirits H178 , and to H413 the wizards H3049 .
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4. Then I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a bad ruler. An angry king will rule over them," says the Lord God of All.
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4. And H853 the Egyptians H4714 will I give over H5534 into the hand H3027 of a cruel H7186 lord H113 ; and a fierce H5794 king H4428 shall rule H4910 over them, saith H5002 the Lord H113 , the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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5. The waters of the sea will dry up. The river will become dry.
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5. And the waters H4325 shall fail H5405 from the sea H4480 H3220 , and the river H5104 shall be wasted H2717 and dried up H3001 .
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6. Manmade rivers will smell bad. The small rivers of Egypt will dry up. And the plants by the rivers will waste away.
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6. And they shall turn the rivers far away H2186 H5104 ; and the brooks H2975 of defense H4692 shall be emptied H1809 and dried up H2717 : the reeds H7070 and flags H5488 shall wither H7060 .
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7. The grass by the side of the Nile and all that is planted by the Nile will become dry, will be driven away, and be no more.
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7. The paper reeds H6169 by H5921 the brooks H2975 , by H5921 the mouth H6310 of the brooks H2975 , and every thing H3605 sown H4218 by the brooks H2975 , shall wither H3001 , be driven away H5086 , and be no H369 more .
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8. The fishermen will cry in sorrow. All those who fish for a living in the Nile River will be filled with sorrow. And those who put out nets on its waters will become weak.
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8. The fishers H1771 also shall mourn H578 , and all H3605 they that cast H7993 angle H2443 into the brooks H2975 shall lament H56 , and they that spread H6566 nets H4365 upon H5921 H6440 the waters H4325 shall languish H535 .
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9. Those who make linen and white cloth will be very troubled.
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9. Moreover they that work H5647 in fine H8305 flax H6593 , and they that weave H707 networks H2355 , shall be confounded H954 .
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10. The pillars of Egypt will be crushed. All the able workmen will be filled with sorrow.
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10. And they shall be H1961 broken H1792 in the purposes H8356 thereof, all H3605 that make H6213 sluices H7938 and ponds H98 for fish H5315 .
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11. The king's sons of Zoan are very foolish. The words of Pharaoh's wisest men are foolish words. How can you men say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of early kings"?
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11. Surely H389 the princes H8269 of Zoan H6814 are fools H191 , the counsel H6098 of the wise H2450 counselors H3289 of Pharaoh H6547 is become brutish H1197 : how H349 say H559 ye unto H413 Pharaoh H6547 , I H589 am the son H1121 of the wise H2450 , the son H1121 of ancient H6924 kings H4428 ?
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12. Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you. And let them understand what the Lord of All has planned against Egypt.
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12. Where H335 are they? where H645 are thy wise H2450 men ? and let them tell H5046 thee now H4994 , and let them know H3045 what H4100 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 hath purposed H3289 upon H5921 Egypt H4714 .
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13. The king's sons of Zoan have become fools. The king's sons of Memphis have been fooled. The heads of her family groups have led Egypt from the right way.
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13. The princes H8269 of Zoan H6814 are become fools H2973 , the princes H8269 of Noph H5297 are deceived H5377 ; they have also seduced H8582 H853 Egypt H4714 , even they that are the stay H6438 of the tribes H7626 thereof.
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14. The Lord has mixed a troubled spirit within her. They have led Egypt the wrong way in all that it does, as a drunk man walks from side to side in what he has spit up.
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14. The LORD H3068 hath mingled H4537 a perverse H5773 spirit H7307 in the midst H7130 thereof : and they have caused H853 Egypt H4714 to err H8582 in every H3605 work H4639 thereof , as a drunken H7910 man staggereth H8582 in his vomit H6892 .
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15. And there will be no work in Egypt and nothing can be done by anyone, its head or tail, its palm branch or river-grass.
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15. Neither H3808 shall there be H1961 any work H4639 for Egypt H4714 , which H834 the head H7218 or tail H2180 , branch H3712 or rush H100 , may do H6213 .
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16. In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will shake with fear because of the hand which the Lord of All is going to wave over them.
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16. In that H1931 day H3117 shall Egypt H4714 be H1961 like unto women H802 : and it shall be afraid H2729 and fear H6342 because H4480 H6440 of the shaking H8573 of the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , which H834 he H1931 shaketh H5130 over H5921 it.
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17. The land of Judah will fill Egypt with fear. Whoever hears its name will be afraid of it, because of the plan which the Lord of All is making against them.
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17. And the land H127 of Judah H3063 shall be H1961 a terror H2283 unto Egypt H4714 , every one H3605 that H834 maketh mention H2142 thereof shall be afraid H6342 in H413 himself, because H4480 H6440 of the counsel H6098 of the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , which H834 he H1931 hath determined H3289 against H5921 it.
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18. In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will be speaking the language of Canaan and promising to follow the Lord of All. One will be called the City of Destruction.
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18. In that H1931 day H3117 shall H1961 five H2568 cities H5892 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 speak H1696 the language H8193 of Canaan H3667 , and swear H7650 to the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; one H259 shall be called H559 , The city H5892 of destruction H2041 .
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19. In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the center of the land of Egypt, and an altar to the Lord by the side of its land.
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19. In that H1931 day H3117 shall there be H1961 an altar H4196 to the LORD H3068 in the midst H8432 of the land H776 of Egypt H4714 , and a pillar H4676 at H681 the border H1366 thereof to the LORD H3068 .
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20. It will be something special to see, to make the Lord of All known in the land of Egypt. For they will cry to the Lord because of those who make it hard for them. And He will send a Powerful One to save them, and He will take them out of trouble.
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20. And it shall be H1961 for a sign H226 and for a witness H5707 unto the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 : for H3588 they shall cry H6817 unto H413 the LORD H3068 because H4480 H6440 of the oppressors H3905 , and he shall send H7971 them a savior H3467 , and a great one H7227 , and he shall deliver H5337 them.
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21. The Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and in that day the Egyptians will know the Lord. They will even worship with gifts on the altar. They will make promises to the Lord and keep them.
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21. And the LORD H3068 shall be known H3045 to Egypt H4714 , and the Egyptians H4714 shall know H3045 H853 the LORD H3068 in that H1931 day H3117 , and shall do H5647 sacrifice H2077 and oblation H4503 ; yea , they shall vow H5087 a vow H5088 unto the LORD H3068 , and perform H7999 it .
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22. And the Lord will punish Egypt, but then He will heal them. So they will return to the Lord, and He will answer their prayers and heal them.
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22. And the LORD H3068 shall smite H5062 H853 Egypt H4714 : he shall smite H5062 and heal H7495 it : and they shall return H7725 even to H5704 the LORD H3068 , and he shall be entreated H6279 of them , and shall heal H7495 them.
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23. In that day there will be a road from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians will go to Assyria. The Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
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23. In that H1931 day H3117 shall there be H1961 a highway H4546 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 to Assyria H804 , and the Assyrian H804 shall come H935 into Egypt H4714 , and the Egyptian H4714 into Assyria H804 , and the Egyptians H4714 shall serve H5647 with H854 the Assyrians H804 .
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24. In that day Israel will be the third country with Egypt and Assyria, a good and respected nation on the earth,
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24. In that H1931 day H3117 shall Israel H3478 be H1961 the third H7992 with Egypt H4714 and with Assyria H804 , even a blessing H1293 in the midst H7130 of the land H776 :
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25. to whom the Lord of All has brought good, saying, "Good will come to Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My chosen people."
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25. Whom H834 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 shall bless H1288 , saying H559 , Blessed H1288 be Egypt H4714 my people H5971 , and Assyria H804 the work H4639 of my hands H3027 , and Israel H3478 mine inheritance H5159 .
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