1 Veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 2 Filho do homem, profetiza e dize: Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Gemei: Ah! Aquele dia! 3 Porque está perto o dia, sim, está perto o Dia do Senhor, dia nublado; será o tempo dos gentios. 4 A espada virá contra o Egito, e haverá grande dor na Etiópia, quando caírem os traspassados no Egito; o seu povo será levado para o cativeiro, e serão destruídos os seus fundamentos. 5 A Etiópia, Pute e Lude e toda a Arábia, os de Cube e os outros aliados do Egito cairão juntamente com ele à espada.

6 Assim diz o Senhor: Também cairão os que sustêm o Egito, e será humilhado o orgulho do seu poder; desde Migdol até Sevene, cairão à espada, diz o Senhor Deus. 7 Serão desolados no meio das terras desertas; e as suas cidades estarão no meio das cidades devastadas. 8 Saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu tiver posto fogo no Egito e se acharem destruídos todos os que lhe prestavam auxílio. 9 Naquele dia, sairão mensageiros de diante de mim em navios, para espantarem a Etiópia descuidada; e sobre ela haverá angústia, como no dia do Egito; pois eis que já vem.

10 Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eu, pois, farei cessar a pompa do Egito, por intermédio de Nabucodonosor, rei da Babilônia. 11 Ele e o seu povo com ele, os mais terríveis das nações, serão levados para destruírem a terra; desembainharão a espada contra o Egito e encherão de traspassados a terra. 12 Secarei os rios e venderei a terra, entregando-a nas mãos dos maus; por meio de estrangeiros, farei desolada a terra e tudo o que nela houver; eu, o Senhor, é que falei.

13 Assim diz o Senhor Deus: Também destruirei os ídolos e darei cabo das imagens em Mênfis; já não haverá príncipe na terra do Egito, onde implantarei o terror. 14 Farei desolada a Patros, porei fogo em Zoã e executarei juízo em Nô. 15 Derramarei o meu furor sobre Sim, fortaleza do Egito, e exterminarei a multidão de Nô. 16 Atearei fogo no Egito; Sim terá grande angústia, Nô será destruída, e Mênfis terá adversários em pleno dia. 17 Os jovens de Áven e de Pi-Besete cairão à espada, e estas cidades cairão em cativeiro. 18 Em Tafnes, se escurecerá o dia, quando eu quebrar ali os jugos do Egito e nela cessar o orgulho do seu poder; uma nuvem a cobrirá, e suas filhas cairão em cativeiro. 19 Assim, executarei juízo no Egito, e saberão que eu sou o Senhor.

20 No undécimo ano, no mês primeiro, aos sete dias do mês, veio a mim a palavra do Senhor, dizendo: 21 Filho do homem, eu quebrei o braço de Faraó, rei do Egito, e eis que não foi atado, nem tratado com remédios, nem lhe porão ligaduras, para tornar-se forte e pegar da espada. 22 Portanto, assim diz o Senhor Deus: Eis que eu estou contra Faraó, rei do Egito; quebrar-lhe-ei os braços, tanto o forte como o que já está quebrado, e lhe farei cair da mão a espada. 23 Espalharei os egípcios entre as nações e os derramarei pelas terras. 24 Fortalecerei os braços do rei da Babilônia e lhe porei na mão a minha espada; mas quebrarei os braços de Faraó, que, diante dele, gemerá como geme o traspassado. 25 Levantarei os braços do rei da Babilônia, mas os braços de Faraó cairão; e saberão que eu sou o Senhor, quando eu puser a minha espada na mão do rei da Babilônia e ele a estender contra a terra do Egito. 26 Espalharei os egípcios entre as nações e os derramarei pelas terras; assim, saberão que eu sou o Senhor.

1 The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Wail ye, Alas for the day! 3 For the day is near, even the day of Jehovah is near; it shall be a day of clouds, a time of the nations. 4 And a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt; and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down. 5 Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all the mingled people, and Cub, and the children of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.

6 Thus saith Jehovah: They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Seveneh shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord Jehovah. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers are destroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid; and there shall be anguish upon them, as in the day of Egypt; for, lo, it cometh.

10 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. 11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 12 And I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

13 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause the images to cease from Memphis; and there shall be no more a prince from the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. 14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments upon No. 15 And I will pour my wrath upon Sin, the stronghold of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No. 16 And I will set a fire in Egypt: Sin shall be in great anguish, and No shall be broken up; and Memphis shall have adversaries in the day-time. 17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and these cities shall go into captivity. 18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall withdraw itself, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt, and the pride of her power shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity. 19 Thus will I execute judgments upon Egypt; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it hath not been bound up, to apply healing medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it be strong to hold the sword. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand. 23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man. 25 And I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon; and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. 26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them through the countries; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

2 "Son of man, prophesy and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'Wail and say, "Alas for that day!"

3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near — a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.

4 A sword will come against Egypt, and anguish will come upon Cush. "When the slain fall in Egypt, her wealth will be carried away and her foundations torn down.

5 Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.

6 "'This is what the LORD says: "'The allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail. From Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the sword within her, declares the Sovereign LORD.

7 "'They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.

8 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.

9 "'On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt's doom, for it is sure to come.

10 "'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

11 He and his army —the most ruthless of nations — will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

12 I will dry up the waters of the Nile and sell the land to an evil nation; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the LORD have spoken.

13 "'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.

14 I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.

15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.

16 I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress.

17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and the cities themselves will go into captivity.

18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.

19 So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the LORD.'"

20 In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the LORD came to me:

21 "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword.

22 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand.

23 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.

24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.

25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt.

26 I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."