1. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:Cry for that day!
3. The day is near. The day of the Lord is near.It will be a gloomy day, a time of trouble for the nations.
4. There will be war in Egypt and anguish in Ethiopia.Many Egyptians will fall dead.People will take away Egypt’s wealth,and its foundations will be torn down.
5. Sudan, Put, Lud, all the Arabs, the Libyans,and people from the promised land will die in battle.