Ezekiel 30:1–19

EGYPT’S DOOM

30 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Wail,s “Woe because of that day!”

3 For a day is near;

a day belonging to the Lord is near.t

It will be a day of clouds,u

a time of doomA for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt,

and there will be anguish in Cush

when the slain fall in Egypt,

and its wealth is taken away,

and its foundations are demolished.

5 Cush, Put, and Lud,v

and all the various foreign troops,B

plus LibyaC and the men of the covenant land

will fall by the sword along with them.

6 This is what the Lord says:

Those who support Egypt will fall,

and its proud strength will collapse.

From Migdol to Syene

they will fall within it by the sword.

This is the declaration of the Lord God.

7 They will be desolate

amongD desolate lands,

and their cities will lie

among ruinedE cities.a

8 They will know that I am the Lord

when I set fire to Egyptb

and all its allies are shattered.

9 On that day, messengers will go out from me in shipsc to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt’s doom.A For indeed it is coming.

10 “ ‘This is what the Lord God says:

I will put an end to the hordes* of Egypt

by the hand of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

11 He along with his people,

ruthless men from the nations,

will be brought in to destroy the land.

They will draw their swords against Egypt

and fill the land with the slain.d

12 I will make the streams dry

and sell the land to evil men.e

I will bring desolation

on the land and everything in it

by the hands of foreigners.

I, the Lord, have spoken.

13 “ ‘This is what the Lord God says:

I will destroy the worthless idols

and put an end to

the false gods in Memphis.f

There will no longer be

a prince from the land of Egypt.

And I will instill fear in that land.

14 I will make Pathrosg desolate,

set fire to Zoan,

and execute judgments on Thebes.

15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,

the stronghold of Egypt,

and will wipe out the hordes of Thebes.

16 I will set fire to Egypt;

Pelusium will writhe in anguish,

Thebes will be breached,

and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.C

17 The young men of OnD and Pi-beseth

will fall by the sword,

and those citiesE will go into captivity.

18 The day will be darkF in Tehaphnehes,

when I break the yoke of Egypt there

and its proud strength

comes to an end in the city.

A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes,G

and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.

19 So I will execute judgments against Egypt,

and they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”