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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?

AT: "You should not travel to Shihor to make an alliance with the rulers of Egypt. You should not travel to the Euphrates River to make an alliance with Assyria! (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

Shihor

the southwestern boundary of Canaan, a dry river bed

Your wickedness rebukes you, and your faithlessness punishes you.

AT: "Because you have been wicked and unfaithful, I will punish you." (See:rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

dread

great fear