17. Give Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the name“Braggart-missed-his-chance.”
18. As I live, says the Kingwhose name is Lord of hosts,Like Tabor above mountains,like Carmel above the sea, he comes.
19. Pack your bags for exile,enthroned daughter Egypt;Memphis shall become a wasteland,an empty ruin.
20. Egypt is a beautiful heifer,a horsefly from the north keeps coming.
21. Even the mercenaries in her ranksare like fattened calves;They too turn and flee together—they do not stand their ground,For their day of ruin comes upon them,their time of punishment.
22. Her voice is like a snake!Yes, they come in force;They attack her with axes,like those who fell trees.
23. They cut down her forest—oracle of the Lord—impenetrable though it be;More numerous than locusts,they cannot be counted.
24. Shamed is daughter Egypt,handed over to a people from the north.
25. The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, has said: See! I will punish Amon of Thebes and Egypt, gods, kings, Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.