46:7-10
The Nile was vital to the well being of Egypt, rising periodically to irrigate the land. Egypt was a proud nation, seeing herself as rising like the Nile and going forth to conquer other lands. However, God saw things differently, and that day that Egypt saw as being a day of victory would turn out to be a day of defeat. This has happened many times in history. Nazi Germany saw the Barbarosa campaign as being glorious for Germany, crushing Russia.In the end she got bogged down just outside Moscow and then suffering a terrible defeat.
46:11-17
Egypt would try and soothe her wounds, but nothing would offer any comfort. The nations that she thought she would dominate would hear of her plight. For the Lord had decreed that Babylon would come and conquer Egypt, and there was nothing she could do about it. She could get ready for battle, but would still be utterly defeated. The king of Egypt, Pharaoh, would no longer be held in fear, he would be mocked. Again we see this again and again in history. Leaders who once seemed to bestride the world, being honoured, respected, even feared, come to nothing and are held in contempt.
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