1 A prophecy against Egypt:See, the Lord rides on a swift cloudand is coming to Egypt.The idols of Egypt tremble before him,and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
2 ‘I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian –brother will fight against brother,neighbour against neighbour,city against city,kingdom against kingdom.
3 The Egyptians will lose heart,and I will bring their plans to nothing;they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,the mediums and the spiritists.
4 I will hand the Egyptians overto the power of a cruel master,and a fierce king will rule over them,’declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.
5 The waters of the river will dry up,and the river bed will be parched and dry.
6 The canals will stink;the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.The reeds and rushes will wither,
7 also the plants along the Nile,at the mouth of the river.Every sown field along the Nilewill become parched, will blow away and be no more.