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The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,

“Son of man, prophesy, and say, ‘The Lord GOD says:

For the day is near,

A sword will come on Egypt,

“‘“Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all the mixed people, Cub, and the children of the land that is allied with them, will fall with them by the sword.”

“‘The LORD says:

“They will be desolate in the middle of the countries that are desolate.

They will know that I am the LORD

“‘“In that day messengers will go out from before me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid. There will be anguish on them, as in the day of Egypt; for, behold, it comes.”

“‘The Lord GOD says:

He and his people with him,

I will make the rivers dry,

“‘The Lord GOD says:

I will make Pathros desolate,

I will pour my wrath on Sin,

I will set a fire in Egypt

The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth will fall by the sword.

At Tehaphnehes also the day will withdraw itself,

Thus I will execute judgements on Egypt.

In the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,

“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Behold, it has not been bound up, to apply medicines, to put a bandage to bind it, that it may become strong to hold the sword.

Therefore the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong arm, and that which was broken. I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.

I will scatter the Egyptians amongst the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.

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 the king of Babylon with the groaning of a mortally wounded man.

I will hold up the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall down. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he stretches it out on the land of Egypt.

I will scatter the Egyptians amongst the nations and disperse them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”