Ezekiel 30:1–9

Lament over Egypt

1 The word of the Lord came again to me saying,

2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord 1God,

“aWail, ‘Alas for the day!’

3 “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.

4 “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.

5 “1Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all 2aArabia, 3Libya and the 4people of the land 5that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”

6 ‘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.

7 “They will be desolate

In the amidst of the desolated lands;

And her cities will be

In the midst of the devastated cities.

8 “And they will aknow that I am the Lord,

When I set a bfire in Egypt

And all her helpers are broken.

9 “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!”