I will slaughter all her cattle beside the abundant waters. No human foot will muddy them again, and no cattle hooves will disturb them.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will destroy also all its animals from beside many waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of animals trouble them.
- KJV I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.
- NKJV Also I will destroy all its animals From beside its great waters; The foot of man shall muddy them no more, Nor shall the hooves of animals muddy them.
- NASB “I will also eliminate all its cattle from beside many waters; And a human foot will not muddy them anymore, And the hoofs of animals will not muddy them.
- NLT I will destroy all your flocks and herds that graze beside the streams. Never again will people or animals muddy those waters with their feet.
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Quick answer
God will destroy Egypt's cattle and still the trampling of man and beast by its waters. The bustling life along the Nile will fall silent.
Overview
The Lord extends the judgment to Egypt's animals and the human activity around its rivers, leaving the waters untroubled by traffic. The picture of stillness conveys depopulation and desolation. A land once teeming with life and commerce is emptied, showing the comprehensive reach of God's judgment.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ezek 29:11No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
- Ezek 29:8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
- Ezek 34:18Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet?
- Ezek 30:12I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Ezek 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
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