Ezekiel 30:1-19

Grief over Egypt

¹The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, ²“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “Wail, ‘Woe for the day!’

³“For the day is near, Indeed, the day of the Lord is near; It will be a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations.

⁴“A sword will come upon Egypt, And there will be trembling in Cush; When the slain fall in Egypt, They will take away her wealth, And her foundations will be torn down.

⁵Cush, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”

⁶¶‘This is what the Lord says: “Indeed, those who support 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.

⁷“They will be desolate In the midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will be In the midst of the devastated cities.

⁸“And they will know that I am the Lord, When I set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken.

⁹On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten carefree Cush; and trembling will come on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!”

¹⁰‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

¹¹“He and his people with him, 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.

¹²“Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry And sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken.”

¹³‘This is what the Lord God says: “I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

¹⁴“I will make Pathros desolate, Set a fire in Zoan And execute judgments on Thebes.

¹⁵“I will pour out My wrath on Sin, The stronghold of Egypt; I will also eliminate the hordes of Thebes.

¹⁶“I will set a fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be breached And Memphis will have distresses daily.

¹⁷“The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.

¹⁸“In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I 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.

¹⁹“So I will execute judgments on Egypt, And they will know that I am the Lord.” ’ ”

Victory for Babylon