The earth heaved and shook; the foundations of the sky trembled. They heaved because he was angry.

The earth heaved and shook; the roots of the mountains trembled; they heaved because he was angry.

“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage?

In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.

When they have drunk it, they will stagger to and fro and act insane. For I will send wars sweeping through them.”

Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt says, ‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’

“You should fear me!” says the Lord. “You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”