# So now, why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor? Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River? "It does not help you to go to Egypt and drink from the waters of the Shihor River, or to go to Assyria and drink from the waters of the Euphrates River." # why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor ... Why take the road to Assyria and drink the waters of the Euphrates River "why ask the Egyptians to help you ... Why ask the Assyrians to help you" # Shihor "the Shihor Stream" or "the Nile River". This stream is associated with Egypt. It may have been a branch of the Nile River.