Jeremiah 46:8

Jer 46:8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and [his] waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, [and] will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

Ver. 8. Egypt riseth up like a flood. ] Like the Nile. The Egyptians were an ancient, proud, luxurious people.

And he saith, I will go up and cover the earth. ] See the like vain vaunts of this proud people, Exodus 15:9-10 .