1 I n the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to 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 “ Son of man, set your 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 says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lies in the middle of his rivers, that 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 I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales; and I will bring you up out of the middle of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your 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 I ’ll cast you out into the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers. You’ll fall on the open field. You won’t be brought together, nor gathered. I have given you for food to the animals of the earth and to the birds of the sky.

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 ll the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, 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 you by your hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke, and paralyzed all of their thighs.”

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 T herefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you.

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

9 T he land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Yahweh. Because he has 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 t herefore, behold, I am against you, and against your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even to 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 animal 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 I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle 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.”

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 F or thus says the Lord Yahweh: “At the end of forty years will I 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 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.

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 t shall be the base 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.

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 I t shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to memory, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Yahweh.”’”

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 I t came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to 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, Nebuchadnezzar 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.

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 says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her plunder, 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 as his recompense for which he served, because they worked for me, says the Lord Yahweh.

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 day will I cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will give you the opening of the mouth among them; and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

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.