20 “Egypt is a beautiful heifer,

but a gadfly is coming

against her from the north.

20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer,

But destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

20 Egypt is as sleek as a beautiful heifer,

but a horsefly from the north is on its way!

20 “Egypt is a very pretty heifer,

But destruction comes, it comes from the north.

20 “Egypt is like a beautiful young cow,

but a horsefly is coming

from the north to attack her.

20 Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

20 Egypt is a very fair heifer; the gad-fly cometh, it cometh from the north.

20 “Egypt is like a beautiful cow, 

but a horsefly from the north will attack it. 

20 Egypt is a beautiful young cow,

but a horsefly from the north is coming against her.

20 A beautiful heifer is Egypt—

a gadfly from the north lights upon her.

20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer,

but a gadfly from the north will come against her.

20 “Egypt is like a beautiful young cow.

But Nebuchadnezzar is coming against her from the north.

He will bite her like a fly.

20 “Egypt is a pretty heifer,

But a horsefly is coming from the north—it is coming!