Ezekiel 30
The Lord declares that a day of gloom is approaching for Egypt, and the sword will come to the land, causing destruction and death. Egypt's allies, including Ethiopia and Libya, will also fall by the sword. The Lord will bring a fire into Egypt, and its helpers will be worn away, and the land will be scattered into desolate lands. The Lord will use Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to destroy Egypt and its multitude, and the land will be delivered into the hands of foreigners. The Lord will destroy Egypt's idols and commanders, and send terror upon the land, executing judgments in various cities, including Memphis, Alexandria, and Pelusium.
1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying2"Son of man, prophesy and say: Thus says the Lord God: Wail: ‘Woe, woe to the day!3For the day is near, and the day of the Lord is approaching! It is a day of gloom; it will be the time of the Gentiles4And the sword will come to Egypt. And there will be dread in Ethiopia, when the wounded will have fallen in Egypt, and its multitude will have been taken away, and its foundations will have been destroyed5Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the rest of the common people, and Chub, and the sons of the land of the covenant, will fall with them by the sword6Thus says the Lord God: And those who prop up Egypt will fall, and the arrogance of its reign will be brought down. They will fall in it by the sword, before the tower of Syene, says the Lord, the God of hosts7And they will be scattered into the midst of desolate lands, and its cities will be in the midst of cities that have been deserted8And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have brought a fire into Egypt, and when all its helpers will have been worn away9In that day, messengers will go forth from my face in Greek warships, in order to crush the confidence of Ethiopia. And there will be dread among them in the day of Egypt; for without doubt, it will happen10Thus says the Lord God: By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, I will cause the multitude of Egypt to cease11He, and his people with him, the strongest of the Gentiles, will be brought forth in order to destroy the land. And they will draw their swords over Egypt. And they will fill the land with the slain12And I will cause the channels of the rivers to dry up. And I will deliver the land into the hand of the most wicked. And by the hands of foreigners, I will utterly destroy the land and its plenitude. I, the Lord, have spoken13Thus says the Lord God: And I will destroy the graven images, and I will cause the idols of Memphis to cease. And there will no longer be a commander of the land of Egypt. And I will send terror upon the land of Egypt14And I will destroy the land of Pathros, and I will send a fire upon Tahpanhes, and I will execute judgments in Alexandria15And I will pour out my indignation upon Pelusium, the strength of Egypt, and I will kill the multitude of Alexandria16And I will send a fire upon Egypt. Pelusium will be in pain, like a woman giving birth. And Alexandria will be utterly destroyed. And in Memphis, there will be anguish every day17The young men of Heliopolis and Pibeseth will fall by the sword, and the young women will be led into captivity18And in Tahpanhes, the day will grow black, when, in that place, I will break the scepters of Egypt. And the arrogance of her authority will fail within her; a gloom will cover her. Then her daughters will be led into captivity19And I will execute judgments in Egypt. And they shall know that I am the Lord.20And it happened that, in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came, me, saying21"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And behold, it has not been wrapped, so that it might be restored to health; it has not been bound with cloths, or bandaged with linen, so that, having recovered strength, it would be able to hold the sword22Because of this, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and I will shatter his strong arm, which has already been broken. And I will cast the sword away from his hand23And I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will scatter them among the lands24And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon. And I will put my sword into his hand. And I will break the arms of Pharaoh. And they will groan acutely, when they are slain before his face25And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon. And the arms of Pharaoh will fall. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have given my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and when he will have extended it over the land of Egypt26And I will disperse Egypt among the nations, and I will scatter them among the lands. And they shall know that I am the Lord.
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