1 I n the tenth year, in the tenth, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

2 S on of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;

3 S ay, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the midst of his streams, declaring, My river Nile is my own and I have made it for myself.

speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

4 B ut I will put hooks in your jaws and I will cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales, and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams with all the fish of your streams which stick to your scales.

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales.

5 A nd I will cast you forth into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; you shall fall upon the open field and not be gathered up or buried. I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the heavens.

And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.

6 A nd all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff reeds to the house of Israel.

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

7 W hen they grasped you with the hand and leaned upon you, you broke and tore their whole shoulder, and they could do no more than stand.

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

8 T herefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will bring a sword upon you and cut off man and beast from you,

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and will cut off from thee man and beast.

9 A nd the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. And they shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord. Because you have said, The river is mine and I have made it,

And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it;

10 B ehold therefore, I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation from Migdol to Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia.

therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia.

11 N o foot of man shall pass through it, no foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall be inhabited for forty years.

No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.

12 A nd I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of desolated (plundered and reduced to subjection) countries, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and will disperse them through the countries.

And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

13 Y et thus says the Lord God: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples among whom they were scattered,

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered;

14 A nd I will reverse the captivity of Egypt and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and they shall be there a lowly kingdom.

and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

15 I t shall be the lowliest of the kingdoms, neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations; I will diminish so they shall never again rule over the nations.

It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.

16 A nd never again shall Egypt have the confidence and be the reliance of the house of Israel; their iniquity will be brought to remembrance whenever looks toward them. They shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord God.

And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

17 I n the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

18 S on of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to render heavy service against Tyre; every head became bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled. Yet he had no remuneration from Tyre, either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it.

Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it.

19 T herefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and he shall carry off her great mass of people and of things (her riches) and take her spoil and take her prey, and it shall be the wages for his army.

Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labor with which he served because they did it for Me, says the Lord God.

I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

21 I n that day will I cause a horn to spring forth to the house of Israel and I will open your lips among them, and they shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord.

In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.