¹⁸ On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram^(A) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,^(B) from the Wadi^[a] of Egypt^(C) to the great river, the Euphrates^(D)—

⁵ Those who trusted^(A) in Cush^(B) and boasted in Egypt^(C) will be dismayed and put to shame.^(D)

¹⁶ Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence^(A) for the people of Israel but will be a reminder^(B) of their sin in turning to her for help.^(C) Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.^(D)’”