1 An oracle about Egypt.Look! The Lord is riding upon a swift cloud,and is coming to Egypt.Egypt’s idols will tremble before God;the Egyptians’ hearts will melt within them.
2 I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian,and they will fight,one against another,neighbor against neighbor,city against city,kingdom against kingdom.
3 Egypt’s spirit will fail from within;I will frustrate their plans.They will consult the idols and spiritsand ghosts and fortune-tellers.
4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;a strong king will rule them, says the Lord God of heavenly forces.
5 The waters of the sea will dry up;the river will be parched and bare.
6 The rivers will stink;the streams will shrink and dry;reeds and rushes will decay.