3 “Egypt will be discouragedwhen I confuse their plans.They will try to get advicefrom their idols,from the spirits of the dead,and from fortunetellers.
4 I will put the Egyptiansunder the power of a cruel,heartless king.I, the Lord All-Powerful,have promised this.”
5 The Nile River will dry upand become parched land.
6 Its streams will stink,Egypt will have no water,and the reeds and tall grasswill dry up.
7 Fields along the Nilewill be completely barren;every plant will disappear.
8 Those who fish in the Nilewill be discouragedand mourn.
9 None of the cloth makerswill know what to do,and they will turn pale.