¹⁰ “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
By the power of King Nebuchadnezzar^[a] of Babylon,
    I will destroy the hordes of Egypt.

“The sword of the king of Babylon
    will come against you.
¹² I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors—
    the terror of the nations.
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
    and all its hordes will be destroyed.
¹³ I will destroy all your flocks and herds
    that graze beside the streams.
Never again will people or animals
    muddy those waters with their feet.
¹⁴ Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again,
    and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil,
    says the Sovereign Lord.
¹⁵ And when I destroy Egypt
    and strip you of everything you own
and strike down all your people,
    then you will know that I am the Lord.
¹⁶ Yes, this is the funeral song
    they will sing for Egypt.
Let all the nations mourn.
    Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes.
    I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

⁴ I will put hooks in your jaws
    and drag you out on the land
    with fish sticking to your scales.
⁵ I will leave you and all your fish
    stranded in the wilderness to die.
You will lie unburied on the open ground,
    for I have given you as food to the wild animals and birds.