8 They shall know that I am the Lord,when I set fire to Egypt,and all its allies are shattered.
9 On that day, messengers from mewill go forth in shipsto terrorize confident Ethiopia.Anguish will be among themon Egypt’s day—it is certainly coming!
10 Thus says the Lord God:I will put an end to Egypt’s hordesby the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon:
11 He and his army with him,the most ruthless of nations,will be brought in to devastate the land.They will draw their swords against Egyptand fill the land with the slain.
12 Then I will dry up the streams of the Nile,and sell the land into evil hands;By the hand of foreigners I will devastatethe land and everything in it.I, the Lord, have spoken.
13 Thus says the Lord God:I will destroy idols,and put an end to images in Memphis.There will never again be a princeover the land of Egypt.Instead, I will spread fearthroughout the land of Egypt.
14 I will devastate Pathros,set fire to Zoan,and execute judgment against Thebes.