1 No décimo ano, no décimo mês, aos doze dias do mês, veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 2 Filho do homem, volve o rosto contra Faraó, rei do Egito, e profetiza contra ele e contra todo o Egito. 3 Fala e dize: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis-me contra ti, ó Faraó, rei do Egito, crocodilo enorme, que te deitas no meio dos seus rios e que dizes: O meu rio é meu, e eu o fiz para mim mesmo. 4 Mas eu porei anzóis em teus queixos e farei que os peixes dos teus rios se apeguem às tuas escamas; tirar-te-ei do meio dos teus rios, juntamente com todos os peixes dos teus rios que se apeguem às tuas escamas. 5 Lançar-te-ei para o deserto, a ti e a todo peixe dos teus rios; sobre o campo aberto cairás; não serás recolhido, nem sepultado; aos animais da terra e às aves do céu te dei por pasto. 6 E saberão todos os moradores do Egito que eu sou o Senhor, pois se tornaram um bordão de cana para a casa de Israel. 7 Tomando-te eles pela mão, tu te rachaste e lhes rasgaste o ombro; e, encostando-se eles a ti, tu te quebraste, fazendo tremer os lombos deles. 8 Por isso, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que trarei sobre ti a espada e eliminarei de ti homem e animal. 9 A terra do Egito se tornará em desolação e deserto; e saberão que eu sou o Senhor.

10 Visto que disseste: O rio é meu, e eu o fiz, eis que eu estou contra ti e contra os teus rios; tornarei a terra do Egito deserta, em completa desolação, desde Migdol até Sevene, até às fronteiras da Etiópia. 11 Não passará por ela pé de homem, nem pé de animal passará por ela, nem será habitada quarenta anos, 12 porquanto tornarei a terra do Egito em desolação, no meio de terras desoladas; as suas cidades no meio das cidades desertas se tornarão em desolação por quarenta anos; espalharei os egípcios entre as nações e os derramarei pelas terras.

13 Mas assim diz o Senhor Deus: Ao cabo de quarenta anos, ajuntarei os egípcios dentre os povos para o meio dos quais foram espalhados. 14 Restaurarei a sorte dos egípcios e os farei voltar à terra de Patros, à terra de sua origem; e serão ali um reino humilde. 15 Tornar-se-á o mais humilde dos reinos e nunca mais se exaltará sobre as nações; porque os diminuirei, para que não dominem sobre as nações. 16 Já não terá a confiança da casa de Israel, confiança essa que me traria à memória a iniquidade de Israel quando se voltava a ele à procura de socorro; antes, saberão que eu sou o Senhor Deus.

17 No vigésimo sétimo ano, no mês primeiro, no primeiro dia do mês, veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 18 Filho do homem, Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, fez que o seu exército me prestasse grande serviço contra Tiro; toda cabeça se tornou calva, e de todo ombro saiu a pele, e não houve paga de Tiro para ele, nem para o seu exército, pelo serviço que prestou contra ela. 19 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu darei a Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia, a terra do Egito; ele levará a sua multidão, e tomará o seu despojo, e roubará a sua presa, e isto será a paga para o seu exército. 20 Por paga do seu trabalho, com que serviu contra ela, lhe dei a terra do Egito, visto que trabalharam por mim, diz o Senhor Deus. 21 Naquele dia, farei brotar o poder na casa de Israel e te darei que fales livremente no meio deles; e saberão que eu sou o Senhor.

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. 4 And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales. 5 And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens. 6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and will cut off from thee man and beast. 9 And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste; and they shall know that I am Jehovah. Because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it; 10 therefore, behold, I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt an utter waste and desolation, from the tower of Seveneh even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years. 12 And I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be a desolation forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

13 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: At the end of forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the peoples whither they were scattered; 14 and I will bring back the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it any more lift itself up above the nations: and I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, bringing iniquity to remembrance, when they turn to look after them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyre: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was worn; yet had he no wages, nor his army, from Tyre, for the service that he had served against it. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall carry off her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as his recompense for which he served, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord Jehovah.

21 In that day will I cause a horn to bud forth unto the house of Israel, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me:

2 "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

3 Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile belongs to me; I made it for myself."

4 But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.

5 I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.

6 Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "'You have been a staff of reed for the people of Israel.

7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched. [^1]

8 "'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.

9 Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "'Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it,"

10 therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush. [^2]

11 The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.

12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

13 "'Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered.

14 I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

15 It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.

16 Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'"

17 In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:

18 "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.

19 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army.

20 I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.

21 "On that day I will make a horn "grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."