Jeremiah 46:8 - Easy To Read Version It is Egypt that comes\par like the rising Nile River.\par It is Egypt that comes\par like that strong, fast river.\par Egypt says,\par ‘I will come and cover the earth.\par I will destroy the cities\par and the people in them.’\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Egypt rises like the Nile, like the rivers whose waters surge and toss. She says, I will rise, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and their inhabitants. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible It’s Egypt that rises like the Nile, whose banks overflow, who declares, “I will arise and cover the earth and destroy cities and inhabitants.” Catholic Public Domain Version Egypt ascends in the form of a river, and its waves will be moved like those of a river. And he will say: 'I will ascend and cover the earth! I will perish the city and its inhabitants!' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Egypt riseth up like a flood, and the waves thereof shall be moved as rivers. And he shall say: I will go up and will cover the earth. I will destroy the city and its inhabitants. |
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [259]} sing this sad song about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Say to him:
“‘The northern king’s sons will prepare for war. They will get a large army together. That army will move through the land very quickly, like a powerful flood. That army will fight all the way to the strong fort of the southern king.
The whole land will shake\par because of those things.\par Every person that lives in the land\par will cry for people that died.\par The whole land will rise and fall\par like the Nile River in Egypt.\par The land will be tossed around.”\par