Ezekiel 30:1-13 ▼

1 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 time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will be in Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her multitude, And her foundations are pulled down.

5 Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of the land 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 Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword,” Declares Lord Yahweh.

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

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

9 On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure 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 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 make the land a ruin; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.

12 Moreover, I will make the canals of the Nile dry And 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 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.