21:32 You will become fuel for the fire –
your blood will stain the middle of the land; 2
you will no longer be remembered,
for I, the Lord, have spoken.’”
30:8 They will know that I am the Lord
when I ignite a fire in Egypt
and all her allies are defeated. 3
30:16 I will ignite a fire in Egypt;
Syene 4 will writhe in agony,
Thebes will be broken down,
and Memphis will face enemies every day.
1 sn Human waste was to remain outside the camp of the Israelites according to Deut 23:15.
2 tn Heb “your blood will be in the middle of the land.”
3 tn Heb “all who aid her are broken.”
4 tc The LXX reads “Syene,” which is Aswan in the south. The MT reads Sin, which has already been mentioned in v. 15.
5 sn The phrase “in the fire of my fury” occurs in Ezek 21:31; 22:21, 31.
6 tn Or “shaking.”