Ezekiel 30:1-13 ▼

1 Again the word of the LORD {YHWH} came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’

3 For the day is near, the Day of the LORD {Yowm YHWH} is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt (land of bondage), and there will be anguish in Cush (the upper Nile region) when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.

5 Cush (Ethiopia), Put (a bow), and Lud (Lydia), and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

6 For this is what the LORD {YHWH} says: The allies of Egypt (land of bondage) will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol (tower) to Syene (Aswan) they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}.

7 They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

8 Then they will know that I am the LORD {YHWH} when I set fire to Egypt (land of bondage) and all her helpers are shattered.

9 On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush (Ethiopia) out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom \the day of Egypt/. For it is indeed coming.

10 This is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt (land of bondage) by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar (may Nebo protect the crown) king of Babylon (confusion by mixing).

11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of the nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt (land of bondage) and fill the land with the slain.

12 I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD {YHWH}, have spoken.

13 This is what the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH} says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis [Noph]. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt (land of bondage), and I will instill fear in that land.