6. 'Thus says the Lord, "Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword," Declares the Lord God.
7. "They will be desolate In the midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will be In the midst of the devastated cities.
8. "And they will know that I am the Lord, When I set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are broken.
9. On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure Ethiopia; and anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!"
10. 'Thus says the Lord God, "I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11. "He and his people with him, The most ruthless of the nations, Will be brought in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.
12. "Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry And sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken."
13. 'Thus says the Lord God, "I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14. "I will make Pathros desolate, Set a fire in Zoan And execute judgments on Thebes.
15. "I will pour out My wrath on Sin, The stronghold of Egypt; I will also cut off the hordes of Thebes.
16. "I will set a fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be breached And Memphis will have distresses daily.
17. "The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.
18. "In Tehaphnehes the day will be dark When I break there the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.
19. "Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, And they will know that I am the Lord."'"
20. In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been bound up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword.
22. Therefore thus says the Lord God, 'Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.