2 "Son of man, prophesy, and you must say, 'thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Wail, alas! For the day!
2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
2 "Son of Man, here's what you are to prophesy and announce, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Wail out loud! Oh no! The day!
3 For a day [is] near; indeed, a day [is] near for Yahweh. A day of cloud, a time of [the] nations it will be.
3 “For the day is near,Even (B)the day of the Lord is near;It will be a day of (C)clouds,A time of doom for the nations.
3 For the day is near, even the day of the LORD is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
3 For a day is near;a day belonging to the Lord is near.(B)It will be a day of clouds,(C)a time of doom for the nations.
3 For comes now the day comes now the Day of the LORD, the day of clouds! The time of the gentiles is fulfilled!
4 And a sword will come in Egypt, and anguish will be in Cush, at the falling of [the] slain in Egypt. And they will take its wealth, and its foundation will be demolished.
4 “A sword will come upon Egypt,And anguish will be in (b)Ethiopia;When the slain fall in Egypt,They (D)take away her (c)wealth,And her foundations are torn down.
4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
4 A sword will come against Egypt,and there will be anguish in Cushwhen the slain fall in Egypt,and its wealth is taken away,and its foundations are torn down.
4 War will come to Egypt, and Ethiopia will be in anguish when the slain fall in Egypt, when her wealth is carried off, and her foundations are demolished.
5 Cush and Put and Lud and all of Arabia and Kub and the people of the land of the treaty with them--by the sword they will fall."
5 (d)Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all (e)(E)Arabia, (f)Libya and the (g)people of the land (h)that is in league will fall with them by the sword.”
5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.
5 Cush, Put, and Lud,(D)and all the various foreign troops,(a)plus Libya(b) and the men of the covenant land(c)will fall by the sword along with them.
5 "Ethiopia, Libya, descendants of Lud, all those who have mixed themselves, and Libya along with everyone in the land of Israel who is in league with them will die violently."'"
6 Thus says Yahweh: "And the supporters of Egypt will fall, and the majesty of its strength will go down from Migdol [to] Syene; by the sword they will fall in it," {declares} the Lord Yahweh.
6 ‘Thus says the Lord,“Indeed, those who support (F)Egypt will fallAnd the pride of her power will come down;From Migdol to SyeneThey will fall within her by the sword,”Declares the Lord God.
6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.
6 This is what the Lord says:Those who support Egypt will fall,and its proud strength will collapse.From Migdol to Syenethey will fall within it by the sword.This is the declaration of the Lord God.
6 "This is what the LORD says: "Those who are supporting Egypt will fall; her majestic strength that she brought from the Aswan fortress will collapse by the sword that invades her,' declares the Lord GOD.
7 "And they will be desolate in the midst of desolate countries, and its cities will be in the midst of ruined cities.
7 “They will be desolateIn the (G)midst of the desolated lands;And her cities will beIn the midst of the devastated cities.
7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted.
7 They'll remain desolate among desolate lands, their cities will be named among those that are ruined.
8 And they will know that I [am] Yahweh when I put my fire in Egypt, and all of its helpers are broken.
8 “And they will (H)know that I am the Lord,When I set a (I)fire in EgyptAnd all her helpers are broken.
8 And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpers shall be destroyed.
8 They will know that I am the LORD when I kindle my fire in Egypt and all who help her are crushed.
9 On that day messengers will go down from {before me} in the ships to terrify unsuspecting Cush, and anguish will be in them on the day of Egypt; for look, [it is] coming!"
9 On that day (J)messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten (K)secure (i)Ethiopia; and (L)anguish will be on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!”
9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.
9 On that day, messengers will go out from Me in ships(G) to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For indeed it is coming.”
9 "When that happens, couriers will go out in ships to terrify Ethiopia in its complacency. Anguish will visit them as it will visit Egypt. Watch out! It's coming!'"
10 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "And I will put an end to the crowds of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon.
10 ‘Thus says the Lord God,“(M)I will also make the (j)hordes of Egypt ceaseBy the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.
10 This is what the Lord God says:I will put an end to the hordes(f) of Egyptby the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
10 "This is what the LORD says: "I'm putting an end to that gang from Egypt, and I'm going to use King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, to do it!
11 He and his people with him, [the most] ruthless of nations, [will] be brought to destroy the land. And they will draw their swords against Egypt, and they will fill the land [with] [the] slain,
11 “He and his people with him,(N)The most ruthless of the nations,Will be brought in to destroy the land;And they will draw their swords against EgyptAnd fill the land with the slain.
11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
11 He along with his people,ruthless men from the nations,will be brought in to destroy the land.They will draw their swords against Egyptand fill the land with the slain.(H)
11 He and his ruthless army with him will be brought to destroy the land. They'll draw their swords and attack Egypt, filling the land with the dead!
12 and I will make the Nile streams dry land, and I will sell the land into [the] hand of bad [people], and I will lay waste [the] land and its fullness by [the] hand of strangers. I, Yahweh, I have spoken."
12 “Moreover, I will make the (O)Nile canals dryAnd (P)sell the land into the hands of evil men.And I will make the land desolateAnd (k)all that is in it,By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken.”
12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.
12 I will make the streams dryand sell the land into the hands of evil men.(I)I will bring desolationon the land and everything in itby the hands of foreigners.I, Yahweh, have spoken.
12 I'll dry up their waterways, and evil men will sell off the land. I'm going to make that land desolate, along with everything that's in it, and I'm going to use foreigners to do it. I, the LORD have spoken!'"
13 Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "And I will destroy [the] idols, and I will put an end to [the] worthless idols from Memphis. And there will {no longer be} a prince from the land of Egypt, and I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
13 ‘Thus says the Lord God,“I will also (Q)destroy the idolsAnd make the (l)images cease from (m)(R)Memphis.And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.
13 This is what the Lord God says:I will destroy the idols and put an endto the false gods in Memphis.(J)There will no longer bea prince from the land of Egypt.So I will instill fear in that land.
13 "This is what the Lord GOD says: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images that come from Memphis. There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt, and I will terrify the land of Egypt.
15 I will pour out my rage over Sin, the stronghold of Egypt, and I will cut off the crowd of No.
15 “I will pour out My wrath on (o)Sin,The stronghold of Egypt;I will also cut off the hordes of (p)Thebes.
15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.
15 I will pour out My wrath on Pelusium,the stronghold of Egypt,and will wipe out the crowds(g) of Thebes.
15 I'll pour out my anger on Sin, Egypt's strong fortress, and I'll eliminate the gangs in Thebes.
16 And I will set fire in Egypt, certainly Sin will writhe, and No will be breached, and Memphis [will] face enemies {daily}.
16 “I will set a fire in Egypt;(q)Sin will writhe in anguish,(r)Thebes will be breachedAnd (s)Memphis will have (t)distresses daily.
16 And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.
16 I will set fire to Egypt;Pelusium will writhe in anguish,Thebes will be breached,and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.(h)
16 I'll set fire to Egypt, and Aswan will writhe in agony. Thebes will be demolished, and Memphis will face daily distress.
17 The young men of On and Pi Beseth will fall by the sword, and they will go into captivity.
17 “The young men of (u)(V)On and of Pi-besethWill fall by the sword,And (v)the women will go into captivity.
17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword: and these cities shall go into captivity.
17 The young men of On(i) and Pi-besethwill fall by the sword,and those cities(j) will go into captivity.
17 The young men of On and Pi-beseth will die violently, and their cities will be taken captive.
18 And at Tahpanhes the day will become dark when I break the yoke of Egypt, and in it the majesty of its strength will come to an end. A cloud will cover it, and its daughters will go into captivity.
18 “In (W)Tehaphnehes the day will (w)be (X)darkWhen I (Y)break there the yoke bars of Egypt.Then the pride of her power will cease in her;A cloud will cover her,And her daughters will go into captivity.
18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
18 The day will be dark(k) in Tehaphnehes,when I break the yoke of Egypt thereand its proud strengthcomes to an end in the city.A cloud(L) will cover Tehaphnehes,(l)and its villages will go into captivity.
18 It will be a dark day for Tahpanhes when I break the yokes of Egypt. That's when her arrogant power will come to an end. She'll be covered by a cloud, and her citizens will go into captivity.
19 And I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh."
19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
19 So I will execute judgments against Egypt,and they will know that I am Yahweh.
19 I will judge Egypt, and they will learn that I am the LORD.'"
20 {And then} {in the eleventh} year, in the first [month], on the seventh [day] of the month, the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},
20 In the (AA)eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
20 On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of our captivity, a message came to me from the LORD. It had this to say:
21 "Son of man, the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, I have broken. And look, it has not been bound up for giving of a remedy, or for [the] placing of a splint to bind it [up] to make it strong to take hold of the sword."
21 “Son of man, I have (AB)broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, it has not been (AC)bound up (x)for healing (y)or wrapped with a bandage, that it may be strong to hold the sword.
21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.
21 “Son of man, I have broken the arm(M) of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged—no medicine has been applied and no splint put on to bandage it so that it can grow strong enough to handle a sword.
21 "Son of Man, I've broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Look! It hasn't been set in a splint for healing or wrapped with a bandage so it could be strong enough to hold a sword!
22 Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I [am] against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and I will break his strong arm and the broken [arm], and I will let the sword fall from his hand.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am (AD)against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the (AE)broken; and I will make the sword (AF)fall from his hand.
22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to fall out of his hand.
22 Therefore this is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
22 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says:
23 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them among the countries.
23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
23 "I'm coming to attack Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and I'm going to break both of his arms, the strong one and the wounded one. That will make him drop his sword. I'm going to scatter Egypt throughout the surrounding nations and disperse them throughout the world.
24 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and I will give my sword into his hand, and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan [with the] groaning of [the] mortally wounded {before him}.
24 For I will (AH)strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put (AI)My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man.
24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.
24 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword(O) in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him as a mortally wounded man.
24 I'm going to strengthen the military might of the king of Babylon, put my own sword in his hand, and break Pharaoh's strength. Then Pharaoh will groan like a dying man right in front of the king of Babylon.
25 And I will strengthen the arm of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh will fall. And they will know that I [am] Yahweh when I give my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will stretch it out to the land of Egypt.
25 Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he (AJ)stretches it out against the land of Egypt.
25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt.
25 I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall. They will know that I am Yahweh when I place My sword in the hand of Babylon’s king and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
25 When I strengthen the military might of Babylon, the military might of Pharaoh will fail, and then they will learn that I am the LORD when I place my own sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. He will attack the land of Egypt.
26 And I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them into the countries, and they will know that I [am] Yahweh."
26 When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
26 When I disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them among the countries, they will know that I am Yahweh.”
26 When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the world, they will learn that I am the LORD.'"
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