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.
6. “‘This is what the Lord says:All Egypt’s allies will die.Egypt’s strength will disappear.People will die in war from Migdol to Syene,declares the Almighty Lord.
7. “‘Egypt will become the most desolate country in the world, and Egypt’s cities will lie in ruins. They will be ruined more than other cities.