9. On that day messengers will go down from before me in the ships to terrify unsuspecting Cush, and anguish will be in them on the day of Egypt; for look, it is coming!”
10. Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will put an end to the crowds of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.
11. He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, will be brought to destroy the land. And they will draw their swords against Egypt, and they will fill the land with the slain,
12. and I will make the Nile streams dry land, and I will sell the land into the hand of bad people, and I will lay waste the land and its fullness by the hand of strangers. I, Yahweh, I have spoken.”
13. Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “And I will destroy the idols, and I will put an end to the worthless idols from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt, and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14. And I will lay waste Pathros, and I will set fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments in No.
15. I will pour out my rage over Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the crowd of No.
16. And I will set fire in Egypt, certainly Sin will writhe, and No will be breached, and Memphis will face enemies daily.
17. The young men of On and Pi Beseth will fall by the sword, and they will go into captivity.
18. And at Tahpanhes the day will become dark when I break the yoke of Egypt, and in it the majesty of its strength will come to an end. A cloud will cover it, and its daughters will go into captivity.
19. And I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”