2. “Son of man, speak for me. Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘Cry and say, “A terrible day is coming.”
3. That day is near! Yes, the Lord’S day for judging is near. It will be a cloudy day, the time for judging the nations.
4. A sword will come against Egypt! People in Ethiopia will shake with fear, when Egypt falls. The army of Babylon will take the Egyptians as prisoners. Egypt’s foundations will be torn down.
5. “‘Many people made peace agreements with Egypt. But all those people from Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of Israel will be destroyed!
6. “‘This is what the Lord says: Those who support Egypt will fall! The pride in her power will end. The people in Egypt will be killed in battle, all the way from Migdol to Aswan. This is what the Lord GOD said!