3. For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near;it will be a day of clouds,a time of doom for the nations.
4. A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush,when the slain fall in Egypt,and her wealth is carried away,and her foundations are torn down.
5. Cush, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
6. “Thus says the Lord: Those who support Egypt shall fall,and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syenethey shall fall within her by the sword,declares the Lord God.
7. And they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries,and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.
8. Then they will know that I am the Lord,when I have set fire to Egypt,and all her helpers are broken.
9. “On that day messengers shall go out from me in ships to terrify the unsuspecting people of Cush, and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for, behold, it comes!
10. “Thus says the Lord God: “I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt,by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11. He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations,shall be brought in to destroy the land, and they shall draw their swords against Egyptand fill the land with the slain.
12. And I will dry up the Nileand will sell the land into the hand of evildoers; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it,by the hand of foreigners; I am the Lord; I have spoken.
13. “Thus says the Lord God: “I will destroy the idolsand put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14. I will make Pathros a desolationand will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes.
15. And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,the stronghold of Egypt,and cut off the multitude of Thebes.
16. And I will set fire to Egypt;Pelusium shall be in great agony;Thebes shall be breached,and Memphis shall face enemies by day.