⁴² I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and my sword will devour flesh—
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
    and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’

²³ I will heap disasters upon them
    and shoot them down with my arrows.

¹⁰ For this is the day of the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
    a day of vengeance on his enemies.
The sword will devour until it is satisfied,
    yes, until it is drunk with your blood!
The Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, will receive a sacrifice today
    in the north country beside the Euphrates River.

⁵ Yes, the Lord has vanquished Israel
    like an enemy.
He has destroyed her palaces
    and demolished her fortresses.
He has brought unending sorrow and tears
    upon beautiful Jerusalem.

¹⁴ “Shout it out in Egypt!
    Publish it in the cities of Migdol, Memphis,^[a] and Tahpanhes!
Mobilize for battle,
    for the sword will devour everyone around you.

¹⁴ All your lovers—your allies—have left you
    and do not care about you anymore.
I have wounded you cruelly,
    as though I were your enemy.
For your sins are many,
    and your guilt is great.

²³ You, my people, will wash^[a] your feet in their blood,
    and even your dogs will get their share!”