1 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

2 S on of man, prophesy and say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Howl ye, Woe of the day!

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’

3 F or the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the Gentiles.

For the day is near, Even the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, the time of the Gentiles.

4 A nd the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great fear shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be destroyed.

The sword shall come upon Egypt, And great anguish shall be in Ethiopia, When the slain fall in Egypt, And they take away her wealth, And her foundations are broken down.

5 E thiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

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

6 T hus hath the LORD said: Those also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down; from the tower of Syene they shall fall in it by the sword, said the Lord GOD.

‘Thus says the Lord: “Those who uphold Egypt shall fall, And the pride of her power shall come down. From Migdol to Syene Those within her shall fall by the sword,” Says the Lord God.

7 A nd they shall be made desolate among the countries that are destroyed, and her cities shall be among the cities that are wasted.

“They shall 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 A nd they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt and when all her helpers shall be broken.

Then they will know that I am the Lord, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are destroyed.

9 I n that time messengers shall go forth from me in ships to make the confident Ethiopians afraid, and great fear shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, behold, it comes.

On that day messengers shall go forth from Me in ships To make the careless Ethiopians afraid, And great anguish shall come upon them, As on the day of Egypt; For indeed it is coming!”

10 T hus hath the Lord GOD said: I will make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.

‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also make a multitude of Egypt to cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 H e and his people with him, the strongest of the Gentiles, shall be brought to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

He and his people with him, the 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 A nd I will make the rivers dry and deliver the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will destroy the land and all that is therein by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken.

I will make the rivers dry, And sell 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 T hus hath the Lord GOD said: I will also destroy the images, and I will cause the idols of Menfis to cease; and there shall no longer be a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

‘Thus says the Lord God: “I will also destroy the idols, And cause the images to cease from Noph; There shall no longer be princes from the land of Egypt; I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

14 A nd I will make Pathros desolate and will set fire in Tafnes and will execute judgments in No.

I will make Pathros desolate, Set fire to Zoan, And execute judgments in No.

15 A nd I will pour my fury upon Pelusio, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

I will pour My fury on Sin, the strength of Egypt; I will cut off the multitude of No,

16 A nd I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusio shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Menfis shall have distresses daily.

And set a fire in Egypt; Sin shall have great pain, No shall be split open, And Noph shall be in distress daily.

17 T he young men of Heliopolis and of Pubasti shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity.

The young men of Aven and Pi Beseth shall fall by the sword, And these cities shall go into captivity.

18 A t Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt; and the pride of her strength shall cease in her; as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and the inhabitants of her villages shall go into captivity.

At Tehaphnehes the day shall also be darkened, 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 T hus will I execute judgments in Egypt; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, Then they shall know that I am the Lord.”’” Proclamation Against Pharaoh

20 ¶ And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

21 S on of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up with medicine, to bind it that it might be made whole, to make it strong to hold the sword.

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and see, it has not been bandaged for healing, nor a splint put on to bind it, to make it strong enough to hold a sword.

22 T herefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Surely I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall out of his hand.

23 A nd I will scatter the Egyptians among the Gentiles and will disperse them through the countries.

I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the countries.

24 A nd I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a man wounded unto death.

I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man.

25 B ut I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I place my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.

Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; they shall know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

26 A nd I will scatter the Egyptians among the Gentiles and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.’”