Ezekiel 30
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
2 “Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: «Wail: Alas for that day!
3 For the day is near; the day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time for the nations.
4 A sword will come upon Egypt, and anguish will seize Cush when the slain fall in Egypt. Its wealth will be carried away, and its foundations torn down.
5 Cush, Put, and Lud, all the mixed peoples, Cub, and the people of the land of the covenant will fall by the sword along with them.»
6 This is what the LORD says: «Those who support Egypt will fall, and its proud strength will come down. From Migdol to Sevene they will fall by the sword within it, declares the Lord GOD.
7 They will lie desolate among desolate lands, and its cities will lie among ruined cities.
8 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all who help it are broken.
9 On that day, messengers will go out from before me in ships to terrify carefree Cush. Anguish will seize them on the day of Egypt, for it is surely coming.»
10 This is what the Lord GOD says: «I will put an end to Egypt’s multitude by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
12 I will dry up the rivers and sell the land into the hands of evil men. By the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.»
13 This is what the Lord GOD says: «I will destroy the detestable images and put an end to the idols in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt, and I will put fear throughout the land of Egypt.»’”
14 “‘«I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
15 I will pour out my fury on Sin, Egypt’s stronghold, and put an end to Thebes’ multitude.
16 I will set Egypt on fire. Sin will writhe in pain, Thebes will be broken into, and Memphis will face enemies in broad daylight.
17 The young men of On and Pi-Beseth will fall by the sword, and the cities will go into captivity.
18 At Tahpanhes the day will grow dark when I break Egypt’s yokes there. Its proud strength will come to an end; a cloud will cover it, and its people will go into captivity.
19 I will execute judgment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.»’”
20 In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me:
21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged to heal, nor wrapped in a dressing to strengthen it enough to grasp a sword.
22 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the strong one and the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.
23 I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse its people throughout the lands.
24 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 as a mortally wounded man groans.
25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he raises it against the land of Egypt.
26 I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse its people throughout the lands, and they will know that I am the LORD.’”
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