1. The word of the Lord came to me:
2. “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:“‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”
3. For the day is near,the day of the Lord is near;it will be a day of storm clouds,it will be a time of judgment for the nations.
4. A sword will come against Egyptand panic will overtake Ethiopiawhen the slain fall in Egyptand they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.