Jeremías 46:8
Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
Context
This verse from Jeremías Chapter 46 connects to 8 cross-references. Oráculo contra Egipto: la derrota en Carquemis en el 605 a.C. se describe como la caída del ejército del faraón Necao. Nabucodonosor viene como las aguas del Nilo para cubrir la tierra.
Otras traducciones
Egypt riseth up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he saith, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants thereof.
Egypt, as a flood cometh up, And as rivers the waters shake themselves. And he saith, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.
Egypt is coming up like the Nile, and his waters are lifting their heads like the rivers, and he says, I will go up, covering the earth; I will send destruction on the town and its people.
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