11 The officers of the city of Zoan are fools;the wise men who advise the king of Egypt give wrong advice.How can you say to him, ‘I am wise’?How can you say, ‘I am from the old family of the kings’?
12 Egypt, where are your wise men?Let them show youwhat the Lord All-Powerful has planned for Egypt.
13 The officers of Zoan have been fooled;the leaders of Memphis have believed false things.So the leaders of Egyptlead that nation the wrong way.
14 The Lord has made the leaders confused.They have led Egypt to wander in the wrong ways,like drunk people stumbling in their own vomit.
15 There is nothing Egypt can do;no one there can help.
16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will be afraid of the Lord All-Powerful, because he will raise his hand to strike them down.
17 The land of Judah will bring fear to Egypt. Anyone there who hears the name Judah will be afraid, because the Lord All-Powerful has planned terrible things for them.