2 Concerning Egypt, about the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 Order the buckler and shield,and draw near to battle!
4 Harness the horses;mount the steeds!Take your positionswith your helmets,polish the spears,put on the armor!
5 Why have I seen themdismayed and drawing back?Their mighty ones are beaten downand have taken refuge in flight,and not looking back.Terror is on every side!says the Lord.
6 Let not the swift flee away,nor the mighty man escape;they will stumble and falltowards the north by the River Euphrates.
7 Who is this that comes up as the Nile,whose waters surge about as the rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile,and his waters surge about like the rivers.And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.