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# I am against you and against your river
The word "you" refers to Pharaoh. God speaks to Pharaoh as if Pharaoh were a monster in the river.
# I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste
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"I will cause Egypt to become a desolate waste"
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# you will become a wasteland
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"your country will become a wasteland". This refers to Pharaoh and represents Egypt, the country he rules over.
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# from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush
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"throughout all of Egypt, from Migdol in the north to Syene in the south and the borders of Cush further south"
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# Migdol
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This is the name of a place in the far northern part of Egypt.
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# Syene
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This the name of a town in southern Egypt. It is now called Aswan.
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# the borders of Cush
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These borders of Cush were south of Syene. Some versions say Sudan or Ethiopia, the modern names of countries south of Egypt.