“‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
    by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar^(A) king of Babylon.^(B)

“‘The sword^(A) of the king of Babylon^(B)
    will come against you.^(C)
12 I will cause your hordes to fall
    by the swords of mighty men—
    the most ruthless of all nations.^(D)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
    and all her hordes will be overthrown.^(E)
13 I will destroy all her cattle
    from beside abundant waters
no longer to be stirred by the foot of man
    or muddied by the hooves of cattle.^(F)
14 Then I will let her waters settle
    and make her streams flow like oil,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
¹⁵ When I make Egypt desolate
    and strip the land of everything in it,
when I strike down all who live there,
    then they will know that I am the Lord.^(G)’

⁴ But I will put hooks^(A) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.^(B)
5 I will leave you in the desert,
    you and all the fish of your streams.
You will fall on the open field
    and not be gathered^(C) or picked up.
I will give you as food
    to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky.^(D)