†Heb. spoil. See ch. 7:13.
g[ch. 8:13. & 11:5. Not into Egypt itself, but into another bondage as bad as that]. So ver. 6. ch. 7:16. Comp. Jer. 44:11–27.
p Judith 1:10. See Isai. 19:13.
||Or, Their silver shall be desired, the nettle, & c.
†Heb. the desire. 1 Kin. 20:6. Ezek. 24:16, 21, 25. So ver. 16. Joel 3:5.
q Is. 34:13 (Heb.). So Isai. 32:13. ch. 10:8.
q Is. 34:13 (Heb.). So Isai. 32:13. ch. 10:8.

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For behold, they are going away from destruction;

but Egypt shall gather them;

Memphis shall bury them.

Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver;

thorns shall be in their tents.

Even if they escape from destruction,

Egypt will gather them,

and Memphis will bury them.

Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers,

and thorns will overrun their tents.

For even if they flee from devastation,

Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them.

Thistles will take possession of their precious silver;

thorns will invade their tents.

Even if you escape destruction from Assyria,

Egypt will conquer you, and Memphis will bury you.

Nettles will take over your treasures of silver;

thistles will invade your ruined homes.

For look! If they flee from the destruction,

Egypt will gather them;

Memphis will bury them.

Nettles will possess

their precious things of silver;

thorns will be in their tents.