¹⁴ Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol!^(A)
Proclaim it in Memphis and in Tahpanhes!
Say, “Take positions! Prepare yourself,
for the sword devours all around you.”^(B)

¹⁹ Get your bags ready for exile,
inhabitant of Daughter Egypt!^(A)
For Memphis will become a desolation,
uninhabited ruins.

I will destroy the worthless idols
and put an end to the false gods in Memphis.^(A)
There will no longer be
a prince from the land of Egypt.
And I will instill fear in that land.

¹⁶ I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in anguish,
Thebes will be breached,
and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.^[a]

¹⁸ The day will be dark^[a] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud^(A) will cover Tehaphnehes,^[b]
and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.