Are you better than Thebes that sat along the Nile with water surrounding her, whose rampart was the sea, the river her wall?

你岂比挪亚们强呢？挪亚们坐落在众河之间，周围有水；海作她的濠沟，又作她的城墙。

你能胜过挪亚们吗？它坐落在众河之间，周围有水，海作它的城郭，海作它的城墙。

你能胜过挪亚们吗？它坐落在众河之间，周围有水，海作它的城郭，海作它的城墙。

你能强过底比斯吗？底比斯位于尼罗河上，四面环水，水是她的屏障，又是她的城墙。

你比挪亚们还强吗？挪亚们位于尼罗河流域，周围有水环绕；海是她的屏障，水作她的墙垣。

你豈比挪亞們強呢？挪亞們坐落在眾河之間，周圍有水；海作她的濠溝，又作她的城牆。

你能勝過挪亞們嗎？它坐落在眾河之間，周圍有水，海作它的城郭，海作它的城牆。

你能勝過挪亞們嗎？它坐落在眾河之間，周圍有水，海作它的城郭，海作它的城牆。

你能強過底比斯嗎？底比斯位於尼羅河上，四面環水，水是她的屏障，又是她的城牆。

你比挪亞們還強嗎？挪亞們位於尼羅河流域，周圍有水環繞；海是她的屏障，水作她的牆垣。

你哪能比挪亞們強呢？挪亞們坐落在尼羅河流之間，周圍有水；海做她的外郭水做她的城牆？

爾豈愈於挪亞們乎、彼居河間、諸水縈繞、以水為塹、以水為垣、

爾豈愈於挪亞門哉、彼居河間、一水縈繞、倚海為塹、以是扞禦、

爾豈愈於挪亞們哉、彼居河間、有水圍繞、以海海或作大水為濠、城垣建於海上、

Are you better than Thebes, situated on the Nile, with water around her? The river was her defense, the waters her wall.

Nineveh, are you better than Thebes on the Nile River? There was water all around that city. The river helped to keep it safe. The waters were like a wall around it.

Are you better than Thebes that sat by the Nile, with water around her, her rampart a sea, and water her wall?

Are you any better than the city of Thebes, situated on the Nile River, surrounded by water? She was protected by the river on all sides, walled in by water.

Are you better than No amon, Which was situated by the canals of the Nile, With water surrounding her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall consisted of the sea?

Are you better than No Amon That was situated by the River, That had the waters around her, Whose rampart was the sea, Whose wall was the sea?

Art thou better than No- amon, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?

Are you better than Thebes that sat along the Nile with water surrounding her, whose rampart was the sea, the river her wall?

Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers,[ that had] the waters round about it, whose rampart[ was] the sea,[ and] her wall[ was] from the sea?

You are no more secure than Thebes– she was located on the banks of the Nile; the waters surrounded her, herrampart was the sea, the water was her wall.

Are you better than No- Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her; whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?

Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?

I will make Pathros desolate, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgments on Thebes.I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and will wipe out the hordes of Thebes.I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be breached, and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.

The LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says,“ I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings— Pharaoh and those trusting in him.I will hand them over to those who intend to take their lives— to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited again as in ancient times.” This is the LORD’s declaration.

The water of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry.The channels will stink; they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched. Reed and rush will wilt.The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the cultivated areas of the Nile will wither, blow away, and vanish.Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will give up.Those who work with flax will be dismayed; those combing it and weaving linen will turn pale.Egypt’s weavers will be dejected; all her wage earners will be demoralized.

“ Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes,‘ Who are you like in your greatness?Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and shady foliage and of lofty height. Its top was among the clouds.