The word of the LORD
came
again to me saying
,
"Son of man
, prophesy
and say
, `Thus
says
the Lord
1GOD
, " aWail
, `Alas
for the day
!'
"For the day is near
, Even athe day
of the LORD
is near
; It will be a day
of bclouds
, A time
of doom for the nations
.
"A sword will come
upon Egypt
, And anguish
will be in 1Ethiopia
; When the slain
fall
in Egypt
, They atake
away her 2wealth
, And her foundations
are torn
down
.
" 1Ethiopia, Put
, Lud
, all
2 aArabia
, 3Libya
and the 4people
of the land
5that is in league
will fall
with them by the sword
."
`Thus says
the LORD
, "Indeed, those who support
aEgypt
will fall
And the pride
of her power
will come
down
; From Migdol
to Syene
They will fall
within her by the sword
," Declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"They will be desolate In the amidst
of the desolated
lands
; And her cities
will be In the midst
of the devastated
cities
.
"And they will aknow that I am the LORD
, When I set
a bfire
in Egypt
And all
her helpers
are broken
.
"On that day amessengers
will go
forth
from Me in ships
to frighten
bsecure
1Ethiopia
; and canguish
will be on them as on the day
of Egypt
; for behold
, it comes
!"
`Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, " aI will also make the 1hordes
of Egypt
cease
By the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar
king
of Babylon
.
"He and his people with him, aThe most
ruthless
of the nations
, Will be brought
in to destroy
the land
; And they will draw
their swords
against
Egypt
And fill
the land
with the slain
.
"Moreover, I will make the aNile
canals
dry
And bsell
the land
into the hands
of evil
men
. And I will make
the land
desolate
And 1all
that is in it, By the hand
of strangers
; I the LORD
have spoken
."
`Thus says
the Lord
GOD
, "I will also adestroy
the idols
And make the 1images
cease
from 2 bMemphis
. And there will no
longer
be a prince
in the land
of Egypt
; And I will put
fear
in the land
of Egypt
.
"I will make aPathros
desolate
, Set
a fire
in bZoan
And execute
judgments
on 1 cThebes
.
"I will pour out My wrath
on 1Sin
, The stronghold
of Egypt
; I will also cut
off
the hordes
of 2Thebes
.
"I will set a fire
in Egypt
; 1Sin
will writhe
in anguish
, 2Thebes
will be breached
And 3Memphis
will have 4distresses
daily
.
"The young men
of 1 aOn
and of Pi-beseth
Will fall
by the sword
, And 2the women
will go
into captivity
.
"In aTehaphnehes the day
will 1be bdark
When I cbreak
there
the yoke
bars
of Egypt
. Then the pride
of her power
will cease
in her; A cloud
will cover
her, And her daughters
will go
into captivity
.
"Thus I will aexecute judgments
on Egypt
, And they will know
that I am the LORD
.""'
In the aeleventh year
, in the first
month, on the seventh
of the month
, the word
of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, I have abroken
the arm
of Pharaoh
king
of Egypt
; and, behold
, it has not been bbound
up 1for healing
2or wrapped
with a bandage
, that it may be strong
to hold
the sword
.
"Therefore thus
says
the Lord
GOD
, `Behold
, I am aagainst
Pharaoh
king
of Egypt
and will break
his arms
, both the strong
and the bbroken
; and I will make the sword
cfall
from his hand
.
`I will ascatter the Egyptians
among the nations
and disperse
them among the lands
.
`For I will astrengthen the arms
of the king
of Babylon
and put
bMy sword
in his hand
; and I will break
the arms
of Pharaoh
, so that he will groan
before
him with the groanings
of a wounded
man
.
`Thus I will strengthen the arms
of the king
of Babylon
, but the arms
of Pharaoh
will fall
. Then they will know
that I am the LORD
, when I put
My sword
into the hand
of the king
of Babylon
and he astretches
it out against
the land
of Egypt
.
`When I scatter the Egyptians
among the nations
and disperse
them among the lands
, then they will know
that I am the LORD
.' "