6 “‘This is what the Lord says:Egypt’s supporters will fall;her confident pride will crumble.From Migdol to Syene they will die by the sword within her, declares the sovereign Lord.
7 They will be desolate among desolate lands,and their cities will be among ruined cities.
8 They will know that I am the Lordwhen I ignite a fire in Egyptand all her allies are defeated.
9 On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten overly confident Ethiopia; panic will overtake them on the day of Egypt’s doom; for beware – it is coming!
10 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt,by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon.
11 He and his people with him, the most terrifying of the nations,will be brought there to destroy the land.They will draw their swords against Egypt,and fill the land with corpses.
12 I will dry up the waterwaysand hand the land over to evil men.I will make the land and everything in it desolate by the hand of foreigners.I, the Lord, have spoken!