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Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he says, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants of it.
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The Nile as a Metaphor
Commentators explain that the imagery of a rising "flood" and "rivers" is a direct and powerful reference to Egypt's Nile River. The prophet poetically depicts Pharaoh's massive army pouring forth with the same overwhelming and seemingly unstoppable force as the Nile's annual inundation, full of confidence and pride.
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Jeremiah
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19th Century
Anglican
Who is this that cometh up as a flood? ... — The Hebrew word for “flood” is used as a proper name almost exclusively ([Re…
16th Century
Protestant
The Prophet again addresses those doubts that might have possessed the minds of the godly, preventing them from receiving this prophecy in faith an…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Egypt riseth up as a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers This is the an…
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Presbyterian
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