2 “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘Wail and say,

“Alas for that day!”

3 For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near—

a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt,

and anguish will come upon Cush.

When the slain fall in Egypt,

her wealth will be carried away

and her foundations torn down.

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

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

3 For the day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword shall come upon Egypt,

and anguish shall be in Cush,

when the slain fall in Egypt,

and her wealth is carried away,

and her foundations are torn down.

2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen. 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

2 “Son of man, prophesy and give this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“Weep and wail

for that day,

3 for the terrible day is almost here—

the day of the Lord!

It is a day of clouds and gloom,

a day of despair for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt,

and those who are slaughtered will cover the ground.

Its wealth will be carried away

and its foundations destroyed.

The land of Ethiopia will be ravished.

2 “Human, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Cry and say,

“The terrible day is coming.”

3 The day is near;

the Lord’s day of judging is near.

It is a cloudy day

and a time when the nations will be judged.

4 An enemy will attack Egypt,

and Cush will tremble with fear.

When the killing begins in Egypt,

her wealth will be taken away,

and her foundations will be torn down.

2 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. 4 And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.

2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Howl ye, Alas for the day! 3 For the day is at hand, yea, the day of Jehovah is at hand, a day of clouds; it shall be the time of the nations. 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and there shall be anguish in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be overthrown.

2 “Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: 

Cry for that day! 

3 The day is near. The day of the Lord is near. 

It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations. 

4 There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia. 

Many Egyptians will fall dead. 

People will take away Egypt’s wealth, 

and its foundations will be torn down. 

2 “Son of man, prophesy and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Wail: Woe for the day!

3 For a day is near;

a day belonging to the Lord is near.

It will be a day of clouds,

a time of doom 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 torn down.

2 Mortal, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God:

Wail, “Alas for the day!”

3 For a day is near,

the day of the Lord is near;

it will be a day of clouds,

a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword shall come upon Egypt,

and anguish shall be in Ethiopia,

when the slain fall in Egypt,

and its wealth is carried away,

and its foundations are torn down.

2 “Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“Wail, alas! For the day!

3 For a day is near;

indeed, a day is near for Yahweh.

A day of cloud,

a time of the nations it will be.

4 And a sword will come in Egypt,

and anguish will be in Cush,

at the falling of the slain in Egypt.

And they will take its wealth,

and its foundation will be demolished.

2 “Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘The Lord and King says,

“ ‘ “Cry out,

‘A terrible day is coming!’

3 The day is near.

The day of the Lord is coming.

It will be a cloudy day.

The nations have been sentenced to die.

4 I will send Nebuchadnezzar’s sword against Egypt.

Cush will suffer terribly.

Many will die in Egypt.

Then its wealth will be carried away.

Its foundations will be torn down.

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

“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’

3 “For the day is near,

Even the day of the Lord is near;

It will be a day of clouds,

A time of doom for the nations.

4 “A sword will come upon Egypt,

And anguish will be in Ethiopia;

When the slain fall in Egypt,

They take away her wealth,

And her foundations are torn down.