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God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
God God Noun H410 אֵ֚ל el
brought him forth after Verb H3318 מֹוצִיאֹ֣ו mo·v·tzi·'ov
out of Egypt Egypt Noun H4714 מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם mim·mitz·ra·yim,
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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he hath as it were the strength error Noun H8443 כְּתֹועֲפֹ֥ת ke·to·v·'a·fot
of an unicorn unicorn Noun H7214 רְאֵ֖ם re·'em
he shall eat up burn up Verb H398 יֹאכַ֞ל yo·chal
the nations Gentile Noun H1471 גֹּויִ֣ם go·v·yim
his enemies adversary Adjective H6862 צָרָ֗יו tza·rav
and shall break gnaw the bones Verb H1633 יְגָרֵ֖ם ye·ga·rem
their bones body Noun H6106 וְעַצְמֹתֵיהֶ֛ם ve·'atz·mo·tei·hem
and pierce dip Verb H4272 יִמְחָֽץ׃ yim·chatz.
[them] through with his arrows archer Noun H2671 וְחִצָּ֥יו ve·chi·tzav

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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King James Bible God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
Hebrew Greek English God brought "God brings him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were Egypt, He is for him like the strength horns of an unicorn: he shall eat up the wild ox. He will devour the nations who are his enemies, and shall break adversaries, And will crush their bones, and pierce bones in pieces, And shatter them through with his arrows.
New American Standard Bible 1995 God brought "God brings him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were Egypt, He is for him like the strength horns of an unicorn: he shall eat up the wild ox. He will devour the nations who are his enemies, and shall break adversaries, And will crush their bones, and pierce bones in pieces, And shatter them through with his arrows.