⁸ Egypt rises like the Nile,
    like rivers ^(A)whose waters surge.
He said, ‘I will rise, I will cover the earth,
    I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.’

^9 (A)Advance, O horses,
    and rage, O chariots!
Let the warriors go out:
    men of Cush and ^(B)Put who handle the shield,
    ^(C)men of Lud, skilled in handling the bow.