Ezekiel 30

1The word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2"Son of man, prophesy and say: 'Thus says the LORD GOD:
Wail, "Alas for the day!"

3For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near—
a day of clouds,
a time of the nations.

4A sword will come upon Egypt,
and anguish will be in Cush,
when the slain fall in Egypt,
and they take away her wealth,
and her foundations are torn down. 5Cush, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Kub,
and the people of the land allied with them,
will fall by the sword.'

6Thus says the LORD:
Those who uphold Egypt will fall,
and her pride, her power will come down;
from Migdol to Syene, they will fall within her by the sword—
declares the LORD GOD. 7They will be desolate among desolate lands,
and her cities will be among ruined cities.

8Then they will know that I am the LORD,
when I set a fire in Egypt
and break all her helpers.

9On that day messengers will go forth from me in ships
to terrify the secure Cushites,
and anguish will be on them
on the day of Egypt.
For behold, it is coming!

10Thus says the LORD GOD:
'I will put an end to the multitude of Egypt
by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. 11He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations,
will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
and fill the land with the slain. 12I will dry up the streams of the Nile
and sell the land into the hands of evil people.
I will make the land desolate and all that is in it,
by the hand of strangers.
I, the LORD, have spoken! 13Thus says the LORD GOD:
'I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis.
There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt,
and I will put fear in the land of Egypt. 14I will make Pathros desolate,
set fire to Zoan,
and execute judgments on Thebes. 15I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and cut off the multitude of Thebes. 16I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in anguish,
Thebes will be broken through,
and Memphis will face adversaries in daylight. 17The young men of On and of Pi-beseth
will fall by the sword,
and these cities will go into captivity. 18At Tehaphnehes the day will be dark,
when I break there the yokes of Egypt,
and her proud strength will come to an end in her.
She will be covered by a cloud,
and her daughters will go into captivity. 19Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt,
and they will know that I am the LORD.'

20In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month,
the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

21"Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
It has not been bound up to heal or to have a bandage applied,
to bind it up and make it strong to wield a sword. 22Therefore thus says the LORD GOD:
'Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt,
and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken,
and I will cause the sword to fall from his hand. 23I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations
and disperse them through the lands. 24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon
and put my sword in his hand;
and I will break the arms of Pharaoh,
and he will groan before him with the moaning of a mortally wounded man. 25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,
but the arms of Pharaoh will fall.
Then they will know that I am the LORD,
when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon,
and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt. 26I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations
and disperse them through the lands.
Then they will know that I am the LORD."