Jeremiah 46:20-24

English Standard Version

²⁰ “A beautiful ^(A)heifer is Egypt,
    but a biting fly ^(B)from the north has come upon her.
²¹ Even her hired soldiers in her midst
    are like ^(C)fattened calves;
yes, they have turned and fled together;
    they did not stand,
for the day of their calamity has come upon them,
    ^(D)the time of their punishment.

²² “She makes ^(E)a sound like a serpent gliding away;
    for her enemies march in force
and come against her with axes
    ^(F)like those who fell trees.
^23 (G)They shall cut down her forest,
declares the Lord,
    though it is impenetrable,
because ^(H)they are more numerous than locusts;
    they are without number.
²⁴ The daughter of Egypt shall be put to shame;
    she shall be delivered into the hand of ^(I)a people from the north.”