1 The oracle of Egypt. See, the Lord is riding on a swift cloudand shall come into Egypt;and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at His presence,and the heart of Egypt shall melt in its midst.
2 I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians,and they shall fight every one against his brother,and every one against his neighbor,city against city,and kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt shall be discouraged in their midst,and I will destroy their counsel;then they shall seek for the idols and for the charmersand for the mediums and the sorcerers.
4 The Egyptians I will give overinto the hand of a cruel lord,and a fierce king shall rule over them,says the Lord, the Lord of Hosts.
5 The waters from the sea shall dry up,and the river shall be parched and dry.
6 The canals shall emit a stench;the streams of Egypt shall diminish and dry up;the reeds and rushes shall wither.
7 The papyrus reeds by the brooks,by the mouth of the brooks,and everything sown by the brooks,shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.