Egypt and Her Allies Will Fall

30 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

a“Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’

3 For bthe day is near,

Even the day of the Lord is near;

It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.

4 The sword shall come upon Egypt,

And great anguish shall be in 1Ethiopia,

When the slain fall in Egypt,

And they ctake away her wealth,

And dher foundations are broken down.

5 “Ethiopia, 2Libya, 3Lydia, eall the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.”

6 ‘Thus says the Lord:

“Those who uphold Egypt shall fall,

And the pride of her power shall come down.

fFrom 4Migdol to Syene

Those within her shall fall by the sword,”

Says the Lord God.

7 “They gshall be desolate in the midst of the desolate countries,

And her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are laid waste.

8 Then they will know that I am the Lord,

When I have set a fire in Egypt

And all her helpers are destroyed.

9 On that day hmessengers shall go forth from Me in ships

To make the 5careless Ethiopians afraid,

And great anguish shall come upon them,

As on the day of Egypt;

For indeed it is coming!”

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God:

i“I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease

By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 He and his people with him, jthe most terrible of the nations,

Shall be brought to destroy the land;

They shall draw their swords against Egypt,

And fill the land with the slain.

12 kI will make the rivers dry,

And lsell the land into the hand of the wicked;

I will make the land waste, and all that is in it,

By the hand of aliens.

I, the Lord, have spoken.”

13 ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“I will also mdestroy the idols,

And cause the images to cease from 6Noph;

nThere shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt;

oI will put fear in the land of Egypt.

14 I will make pPathros desolate,

Set fire to qZoan,

rAnd execute judgments in 7No.

15 I will pour My fury on 8Sin, the strength of Egypt;

sI will cut off the multitude of 9No,

16 And tset a fire in Egypt;

Sin shall have great pain,

No shall be split open,

And Noph shall be in distress daily.

17 The young men of 1Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword,

And these cities shall go into captivity.

18 uAt 2Tehaphnehes the day shall also be 3darkened,

When I break the yokes of Egypt there.

And her arrogant strength shall cease in her;

As for her, a cloud shall cover her,

And her daughters shall go into captivity.

19 Thus I will vexecute judgments on Egypt,

Then they shall know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”