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.

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.

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

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?

Go and look at the city of Kalneh. Go from there to the great city of Hamath. Then go down to Gath in Philistia. Are those places better off than your two kingdoms? Is their land larger than yours?

I will completely destroy Upper Egypt. I will set Zoan on fire. I will punish Thebes.I will pour out my burning anger on Pelusium. It is a fort in eastern Egypt. I will wipe out the huge army of Thebes.I will set Egypt on fire. Pelusium will groan with terrible pain. Thebes will be ripped apart. Memphis will suffer greatly because of everything that happens.

The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ I am about to punish Amon, the god of Thebes. I will also punish Pharaoh. I will punish Egypt and its gods and kings. And I will punish those who depend on Pharaoh.I will hand them over to those who want to kill them. I will give them to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his officers. But later, many people will live in Egypt again as in times past,” announces the Lord.

The waters of the Nile River will dry up. The bottom of it will be cracked and dry.Its canals will stink. And the streams of Egypt will get smaller and smaller until they dry up. The tall grass that grows along the river will dry up.So will the plants along the banks of the Nile. Even the planted fields along the Nile will dry up. Everything that grows there will blow away and disappear.The fishermen will moan. All those who drop hooks into the Nile will weep. Those who throw their nets on the water will become very sad.Those who make clothes out of flax will lose hope. So will those who weave fine linen.Those who work with cloth will be unhappy. And all those who work for money will be sick at heart.

“ Son of man, speak to Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt. Also speak to his huge army. Tell him,“‘ Who can be compared with your majesty?Think about what happened to Assyria. Once it was like a cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that provided shade for the forest. It grew very high. Its top was above all the leaves.