1 This message came to me concerning Egypt:Look! The lord is advancing against Egypt,riding on a swift cloud.The idols of Egypt tremble.The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.
2 “I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian—brother against brother,neighbor against neighbor,city against city,province against province.
3 The Egyptians will lose heart,and I will confuse their plans.They will plead with their idols for wisdomand call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.
4 I will hand Egypt overto a hard, cruel master.A fierce king will rule them,”says the Lord, the lord of Heaven’s Armies.
5 The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields.The riverbed will be parched and dry.
6 The canals of the Nile will dry up,and the streams of Egypt will stinkwith rotting reeds and rushes.
7 All the greenery along the riverbankand all the crops along the riverwill dry up and blow away.