And (A)the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Look, he has come out to make war with you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the king of Cush,[a] was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

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  1. 2 Kings 19:9 That is, the upper Nile region

so shall the (A)king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, (B)with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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so the king(A) of Assyria will lead away stripped(B) and barefoot the Egyptian captives(C) and Cushite(D) exiles, young and old, with buttocks bared(E)—to Egypt’s shame.(F)

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(A)Then they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation and Egypt their glory.

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Those who trusted(A) in Cush(B) and boasted in Egypt(C) will be dismayed and put to shame.(D)

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The sword shall come upon Egypt,
And great anguish shall be in [a]Ethiopia,
When the slain fall in Egypt,
And they (A)take away her wealth,
And (B)her foundations are broken down.

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  1. Ezekiel 30:4 Heb. Cush

A sword will come against Egypt,(A)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](B)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(C)

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  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9

“Ethiopia, [a]Libya, [b]Lydia, (A)all the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.”

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  1. Ezekiel 30:5 Heb. Put
  2. Ezekiel 30:5 Heb. Lud

Cush and Libya,(A) Lydia and all Arabia,(B) Kub and the people(C) of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.(D)

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On that day (A)messengers shall go forth from Me in ships
To make the [a]careless Ethiopians afraid,
And great anguish shall come upon them,
As on the day of Egypt;
For indeed it is coming!”

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  1. Ezekiel 30:9 Or secure

“‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush(A) out of her complacency. Anguish(B) will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.(C)

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12 “You(A) Ethiopians also,
You shall be slain by (B)My sword.”

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Cush

12 “You Cushites,[a](A) too,
    will be slain by my sword.(B)

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  1. Zephaniah 2:12 That is, people from the upper Nile region

10 (A)From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia
My worshipers,
The daughter of My dispersed ones,
Shall bring My offering.

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10 From beyond the rivers of Cush[a](A)
    my worshipers, my scattered people,
    will bring me offerings.(B)

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  1. Zephaniah 3:10 That is, the upper Nile region