28:7 I am about to bring foreigners 1 against you, the most terrifying of nations.
They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, 2
and they will defile your splendor.
30:11 He and his people with him,
the most terrifying of the nations, 3
will be brought there to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt,
and fill the land with corpses.
32:12 By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall –
all of them are the most terrifying among the nations.
They will devastate the pride of Egypt,
and all its hordes will be destroyed.
1 sn This is probably a reference to the Babylonians.
2 tn Heb “they will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom.”
3 tn The Babylonians were known for their cruelty (2 Kgs 25:7).