⁷ I brought you into a fertile land
    to eat its fruit and rich produce.^(A)
But you came and defiled my land
    and made my inheritance detestable.^(B)

¹⁶ Also, the men of Memphis^(A) and Tahpanhes^(B)
    have cracked your skull.

¹⁸ Now why go to Egypt^(A)
    to drink water from the Nile^[a]?^(B)
And why go to Assyria^(C)
    to drink water from the Euphrates?^(D)