^{24 Ref} By thy servants hast thou defied the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the innermost parts of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir-trees thereof; and I will enter into its farthest height, the forest of its fruitful field;

^{25 Ref} I have digged and drunk water, and with the sole of my feet will I dry up all the rivers of Egypt.