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

"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord ^(F1)GOD says: "^(C1)Wail, 'Woe for the day!'

-"For the day is near, Indeed, ^(C1)the day of the LORD is near; It will be a day of ^(C2)clouds, A time of doom for the nations.

-"A sword will come upon Egypt, And there will be trembling in ^(F1)Cush; When the slain fall in Egypt, They will ^(C1)take away her ^(F2)wealth, And her foundations will be torn down.

"^(F1)Cush, Put, Lud, all ^(F2)(C1)Arabia, ^(F3)Libya and the ^(F4)people of the land ^(F5)that is in league will fall with them by the sword."

'This is what the LORD says: "Indeed, those who support ^(C1)Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword," Declares the Lord GOD.

"They will be desolate In the ^(C1)midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will be In the midst of the devastated cities.

-"And they will ^(C1)know that I am the LORD, When I set a ^(C2)fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken.

"On that day ^(C1)messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten ^(C2)carefree ^(F1)Cush; and ^(C3)trembling will come on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!"

'This is what the Lord GOD says: "^(C1)I will also make the ^(F1)hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

-"He and his people with him, ^(C1)The most ruthless of the nations, Will be brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.

-"Moreover, I will make the ^(C1)Nile canals dry And ^(C2)sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And ^(F1)all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the LORD have spoken."

'This is what the Lord GOD says: "I will also ^(C1)destroy the idols And make the ^(F1)images cease from ^(F2)(C2)Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

-"I will make ^(C1)Pathros desolate, Set a fire in ^(C2)Zoan And execute judgments on ^(F1)(C3)Thebes.

-"I will pour out My wrath on ^(F1)Sin, The stronghold of Egypt; I will also eliminate the hordes of ^(F2)Thebes.

-"I will set a fire in Egypt; ^(F1)Sin will writhe in anguish, ^(F2)Thebes will be breached And ^(F3)Memphis will have ^(F4)distresses daily.

-"The young men of ^(F1)(C1)On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And ^(F2)the women will go into captivity.

-"In ^(C1)Tehaphnehes the day will ^(F1)be ^(C2)dark When I ^(C3)break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.

-"So I will ^(C1)execute judgments on Egypt, And they will know that I am the LORD."'"

In the ^(C1)eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

"Son of man, I have ^(C1)broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been ^(C2)bound up ^(F1)for healing ^(F2)or wrapped with a bandage, so that it may be strong to wield the sword.

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am ^(C1)against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, both the strong and the ^(C2)broken; and I will make the sword ^(C3)fall from his hand.

'And I will ^(C1)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.

'For I will ^(C1)strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put ^(C2)My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groans of a wounded man.

'So I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fail. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he ^(C1)reaches out with it against the land of Egypt.

'When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am the LORD.'"