Jeremiah 46:19-21

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¹⁹People of Egypt, pack your things.
    Get ready for captivity,
because Memphis will be a ruined, empty land.
    Those cities will be destroyed,
    and no one will live there.

²⁰“Egypt is like a beautiful cow.
    But a horsefly^[a] is coming from the north^[b] to attack her.
²¹The hired soldiers in Egypt’s army are like fat calves.
    They will all turn and run away.
    They will not stand strong against the attack.
Their time of destruction is coming.
    They will soon be punished.

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Footnotes

Jeremiah 46:20 horsefly A large insect that often flies around cows and horses and bites them.
Jeremiah 46:20 north The Babylonian army came from this direction to attack Judah. Armies from countries north and east of Israel often came this way to attack Judah and Israel.