12 For (A)I will go through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—(C)I am the Lord.

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12 And [a]I shall set fire to the temples of the (A)gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will (B)wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely. 13 He will also shatter the [b]obelisks of [c]Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt; and the temples of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:12 Some ancient versions read He will set
  2. Jeremiah 43:13 Or stone pillars
  3. Jeremiah 43:13 Heb Beth-shemesh; i.e. the house of the sun-god

13 ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“I will also (A)destroy the idols
And make the [a]images cease from [b](B)Memphis.
And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;
And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Or futile ones
  2. Ezekiel 30:13 Or Noph

11 The Lord will be (A)terrifying to them, for He will [a]starve (B)all the gods of the earth; and all the (C)coastlands of the nations will (D)bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit make lean