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20     Egypt is like a heifer—beautiful, but helpless—
        because a biting horsefly from the north is coming against her.
21     The mercenaries in her army are like fattened calves:
        they will turn and run, all of them together.
    They will not stand their ground, for the day of disaster is coming;
        the time for their punishment is upon them.
22     Egypt will slither away like a hissing serpent
        as her enemy marches on.
    They will come with axes,
        like woodsmen who cut down trees.

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20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,
    but a gadfly is coming
    against her from the north.(A)
21 The mercenaries(B) in her ranks
    are like fattened calves.(C)
They too will turn and flee(D) together,
    they will not stand their ground,
for the day(E) of disaster is coming upon them,
    the time(F) for them to be punished.
22 Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent
    as the enemy advances in force;
they will come against her with axes,
    like men who cut down trees.(G)

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