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That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet ^(C1)concerning the nations.

To ^(C1)Egypt, concerning the army of ^(C2)Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates at ^(C3)Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the ^(C4)fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:

"^(C1)Set up the ^(F1)buckler and shield, And advance to the battle!

-"Harness the horses, And ^(F1)mount the steeds, Take your stand with helmets on! ^(C1)Polish the spears, Put on the ^(C2)coats of armor!

-"Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are ^(C1)retreating, And their ^(C2)warriors are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back. ^(F1)(C3)Terror is on every side!" Declares the LORD.

Let not the ^(C1)swift man flee, Nor the warrior escape. In the north beside the river Euphrates They have ^(C2)stumbled and fallen.

Who is this that ^(C1)rises like the Nile, Like the rivers whose waters surge?

Egypt rises like the Nile, And like the rivers whose waters surge; And He has said, "I will ^(C1)rise and cover that land; I will ^(C2)destroy the city and its inhabitants."

Go up, you horses, and ^(F1)(C1)drive wildly, you chariots, So that the warriors may ^(F2)march forward: ^(F3)Cush and ^(F4)(C2)Put, who handle the shield, And the ^(F5)(C3)Lydians, who handle and bend the bow.

For ^(C1)that day belongs to the Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies, A day of ^(C2)vengeance, so as to avenge Himself on His foes; And the ^(C3)sword will devour and be satisfied, And ^(F2)drink its fill of their blood; For there will be a ^(C4)slaughter for the Lord ^(F1)GOD of armies, In the land of the north at the river Euphrates.

Go ^(C1)up to Gilead and obtain balm, ^(C2)Virgin daughter of Egypt! You have used many ^(F1)remedies in vain; There is ^(C3)no healing for you.

The nations have heard of your ^(C1)shame, And the earth is full of your ^(C2)cry of distress; For one ^(C3)warrior has stumbled over ^(F1)another, And both of them have fallen down together.