1 Those Who Support Egypt Will Fall The word of Yahweh came again to me saying,
2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,“Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
3 “For the day is near,Even the day of Yahweh is near;It will be a day of clouds,A timeof doomfor the nations.
4 “A sword will come upon Egypt,And anguish will be in 30:4Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6 Ethiopia;When the slain fall in Egypt,They take away her multitude,And her foundations are pulled down.
5 30:5Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6 Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all 30:5Or the mixed people Arabia, 30:5Or Cub Libya, and the 30:5Lit sons people of the land 30:5Lit of that is in covenant will fall with them by the sword.”
6 ‘Thus says Yahweh,“Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall,And the pride of her strength will come down;From MigdoltoSyeneThey will fall within her by the sword,”Declares Lord Yahweh.
7 “They will be desolateIn the midst of the desolated lands;And her cities will beIn the midst of the cities laid waste.
8 “And they will know that I am Yahweh,When I set a fire in EgyptAnd all her helpers are broken.
9 On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure 30:9Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6 Ethiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it is coming!”
10 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,“I will also make the multitude of Egypt ceaseBy 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 make the land a ruin;And they will draw their swords against EgyptAnd fill the land with the slain.
12 “Moreover, I will make the canals of the Nile dryAnd sell the land into the hands of evil men.And I will make the land desolate,As well as its fullness,By the hand of strangers; I, Yahweh, have spoken.”
13 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,“I will also destroy the idolsAnd make the 30:13Or futile ones images cease from 30:13Heb Noph 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 30:14Heb No Thebes.
15 “I will pour out My wrath on 30:15Or Pelusium Sin,The strong defense of Egypt;I will also cut off the multitude of 30:15Heb No Thebes.
16 “I will set a fire in Egypt; 30:16Or Pelusium Sin will writhe in anguish; 30:16Heb No Thebes will be breached,And 30:16Heb Noph Memphiswill have 30:16Or adversaries distresses daily.
17 “The choice men of 30:17 Heb Aven On and of Pi-besethWill fall by the sword,And 30:17 Lit they the women will go into captivity.
18 “In Tehaphnehes the day will 30:18As in many mss and ancient versions; M.T. restrain be darkWhen I break there the bars of the yoke of Egypt.Then the pride of her strength will cease in her;A cloud will cover her,And her daughters will go into captivity.
19 “Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt,And they will know that I am Yahweh.” ’ ”Yahweh Scatters the Egyptians
20 In the eleventh year, in the firstmonth, on the seventh of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and behold, it has not been bound up tobegiven healing 30:21Lit to put a bandage, to wrap it or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to seize the sword.
22 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh, ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.
23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.
24 For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man.
25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.
26 When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am Yahweh.’ ”