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13 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
I will smash the idols[a] of Egypt
    and the images at Memphis.[b]
There will be no rulers left in Egypt;
    terror will sweep the land.
14 I will destroy southern Egypt,[c]
    set fire to Zoan,
    and bring judgment against Thebes.[d]
15 I will pour out my fury on Pelusium,[e]
    the strongest fortress of Egypt,
and I will stamp out
    the hordes of Thebes.
16 Yes, I will set fire to all Egypt!
    Pelusium will be racked with pain;
Thebes will be torn apart;
    Memphis will live in constant terror.
17 The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis[f] will die in battle,
    and the women[g] will be taken away as slaves.
18 When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt,
    it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too.
A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes,
    and its daughters will be led away as captives.
19 And so I will greatly punish Egypt,
    and they will know that I am the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. 30:13a The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung.
  2. 30:13b Hebrew Noph; also in 30:16.
  3. 30:14a Hebrew Pathros.
  4. 30:14b Hebrew No; also in 30:15, 16.
  5. 30:15 Hebrew Sin; also in 30:16.
  6. 30:17a Hebrew of Awen and Pi-beseth.
  7. 30:17b Or and her cities.

13 “‘This is what the Lord God says:

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.
14 I will make Pathros(B) desolate,
set fire to Zoan,
and execute judgments on Thebes.
15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and will wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
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]
17 The young men of On[b] and Pi-beseth
will fall by the sword,
and those cities[c] will go into captivity.
18 The day will be dark[d] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud(C) will cover Tehaphnehes,[e]
and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.
19 So I will execute judgments against Egypt,
and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 30:16 Or foes daily
  2. 30:17 LXX, Vg; MT reads iniquity
  3. 30:17 Or and the women; lit and they
  4. 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
  5. 30:18 Or Egypt