1 ¶ In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

In the tenth year, in the tenth, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

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

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

3 S peak and say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his rivers, who has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.

Say, 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.

4 B ut 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, and all the fish of thy rivers shall come out stuck onto thy scales.

But 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.

5 A nd I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers; thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

And 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.

6 A nd all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

And 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.

7 W hen they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou didst brake and make all their loins to come to nothing.

When 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.

8 ¶ Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I bring a sword upon thee and will cut off man and beast out of thee.

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

9 A nd the land of Egypt shall be made desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath 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 (understand and realize) that I am the Lord. Because you have said, The river is mine and I have made it,

10 B ehold, therefore I am against thee and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

Behold 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.

11 N o foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.

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

12 A nd I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years: and 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 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.

13 Y et thus hath the Lord GOD said: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.

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

14 A nd I will turn to bring again the captives of Egypt and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros into the land of their habitation, and there they shall be a minor kingdom.

And 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.

15 I n comparison with the other kingdoms it shall be humble; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them that they shall no longer rule among the Gentiles.

It 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.

16 A nd it shall no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, which brings their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them, but they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.

And 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.

17 ¶ And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

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

18 S on 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 peeled: and yet neither he nor his army had wages of Tyre, for the service that he had served against her.

Son 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.

19 T herefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Behold, I give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude and gather her spoil and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

Therefore 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.

20 I have given him the land of Egypt for his labour with which he served against her because they wrought for me, said the Lord GOD.

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.

21 I n that time I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

In 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.