1 A prophecy against Egypt:

See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

The idols of Egypt tremble before him,

and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

2 “I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—

brother will fight against brother,

neighbor against neighbor,

city against city,

kingdom against kingdom.

3 The Egyptians will lose heart,

and I will bring their plans to nothing;

they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,

the mediums and the spiritists.

4 I will hand the Egyptians over

to the power of a cruel master,

and a fierce king will rule over them,”

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

1 An oracle concerning Egypt.

Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud

and comes to Egypt;

and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,

and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and they will fight, each against another

and each against his neighbor,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,

and I will confound their counsel;

and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,

and the mediums and the necromancers;

4 and I will give over the Egyptians

into the hand of a hard master,

and a fierce king will rule over them,

declares the Lord God of hosts.

1 The burden of Egypt.

Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt:

And the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence,

And the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians:

And they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour;

City against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof;

And I will destroy the counsel thereof:

And they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers,

And to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord;

And a fierce king shall rule over them,

Saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

1 This message came to me concerning Egypt:

Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt,

riding on a swift cloud.

The idols of Egypt tremble.

The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

2 “I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian—

brother against brother,

neighbor against neighbor,

city against city,

province against province.

3 The Egyptians will lose heart,

and I will confuse their plans.

They will plead with their idols for wisdom

and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

4 I will hand Egypt over

to a hard, cruel master.

A fierce king will rule them,”

says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

1 This is a message about Egypt:

Look, the Lord is coming on a fast cloud

to enter Egypt.

The idols of Egypt will tremble before him,

and Egypt’s courage will melt away.

2 The Lord says, “I will cause the Egyptians to fight against themselves.

People will fight with their relatives;

neighbors will fight neighbors;

cities will fight cities;

kingdoms will fight kingdoms.

3 The Egyptians will be afraid,

and I will ruin their plans.

They will ask advice from their idols and spirits of the dead,

from their mediums and fortune-tellers.”

4 The Lord God All-Powerful says,

“I will hand Egypt over to a hard master,

and a powerful king will rule over them.”

1 The burden of Egypt.

Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 4 And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it. 2 And I will incite the Egyptians against the Egyptians; and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroy the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols and unto the conjurers, and unto the necromancers, and unto the soothsayers. 4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

1 This is the divine revelation about Egypt. 

The Lord is riding on a fast-moving cloud and is coming to Egypt. 

Egypt’s idols will tremble in his presence. 

Egypt’s courage will fail. 

2 “I will turn one Egyptian against another. 

They will fight— 

brother against brother, 

neighbor against neighbor, 

city against city, 

kingdom against kingdom. 

3 The Egyptians will lose courage. 

I will unravel their plans. 

They will turn to idols, ghosts, 

mediums, and fortunetellers. 

4 I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master. 

A strong king will rule them,” 

declares the Almighty Lord of Armies. 

1 An oracle against Egypt:

Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,

and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.

2 I will provoke Egypt against Egypt;

each will fight against his brother

and each against his friend,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,

and I will frustrate its plans.

Then they will seek idols, ghosts,

spirits of the dead, and spiritists.

4 I will deliver Egypt into the hands of harsh masters,

and a strong king will rule it.

This is the declaration of the Lord God of Hosts.

1 An oracle concerning Egypt.

See, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud

and comes to Egypt;

the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,

and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and they will fight, one against the other,

neighbor against neighbor,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

3 the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,

and I will confound their plans;

they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead

and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;

4 I will deliver the Egyptians

into the hand of a hard master;

a fierce king will rule over them,

says the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts.

1 An oracle of Egypt:

Look! Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him,

and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.

2 “And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and each one will fight against his brother

and each one against his neighbor,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 And the spirit of the Egyptians will be disturbed in his midst,

and I will confuse his plans,

and they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,

and the ghosts and the spiritists.

4 And I will hand over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master,

and a powerful king will rule over them,”

declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.

1 Here is a message the Lord gave me about Egypt.

The Lord is coming to Egypt.

He’s riding on a cloud that moves very fast.

The statues of the gods in Egypt tremble with fear because of him.

The hearts of the people there melt away inside them.

2 The Lord says, “I will stir up one Egyptian against another.

Relatives will fight against relatives.

Neighbors will fight against one another.

Cities will fight against cities.

Kingdoms will fight against one another.

3 The people of Egypt will lose hope.

I will keep them from doing what they plan to do.

They will ask their gods for advice.

They will turn to the spirits of dead people for help.

They will go to people who get messages from those who have died.

They will ask for advice from people who talk to the spirits of the dead.

4 I will hand the Egyptians over

to a mean and unkind master.

A powerful king will rule over them,” announces the Lord.

He is the Lord who rules over all.

1 The oracle concerning Egypt.

Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt;

The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence,

And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

2 “So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians;

And they will each fight against his brother and each against his neighbor,

City against city and kingdom against kingdom.

3 “Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them;

And I will confound their strategy,

So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead

And to mediums and spiritists.

4 “Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master,

And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of hosts.