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Jeremiah 46:20

Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

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עֶגְלָ֥הeglahheiferעֶגְלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “heifer”, the ordinary formH5697a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)calf, cow, heifer.יְפֵֽהyefehvery fairיְפֵה־פִיָּהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “very fair”, the ordinary formH3304very beautifulvery fair.פִיָּ֖הfiyahvery fairיְפֵה־פִיָּהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “very fair”, the ordinary formH3304very beautifulvery fair.מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.קֶ֥רֶץqeretsdestructionקֶרֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “destruction”, the ordinary formH7171extirpation (as if by constriction)destruction.מִצָּפ֖וֹןmitsafonfrom northצָפוֹןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “from north”, the ordinary formH6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).בָּ֥אbato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בָֽאvato comeבּוֹאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a completed actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Egypt is a very fair heifer; but the gadfly out of the north is come, it is come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Egypt is a very fair heifer; but destruction out of the north is come, it is come.

Young’s Literal Translation

A heifer very fair [is] Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her.

World English Bible

“Egypt is a very beautiful heifer; but destruction out of the north has come. It has come.

Darby Translation

Egypt is a very fair heifer; the gad-fly cometh, it cometh from the north.

Douay-Rheims

Egypt is like a fair and beautiful heifer: there shall come from the north one that shall goad her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)