¹⁷ And the land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified,^(A) because of what the Lord Almighty is planning^(B) against them.

²⁴ The Lord Almighty has sworn,^(A)

⁶ Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“‘You have been a staff of reed^(A) for the people of Israel. ⁷ When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered^(B) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.^[a](C)

²⁸ Those who escape the sword^(A) and return to the land of Judah from Egypt will be very few.^(B) Then the whole remnant^(C) of Judah who came to live in Egypt will know whose word will stand^(D)—mine or theirs.^(E)

²⁹ “‘This will be the sign^(F) to you that I will punish^(G) you in this place,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.’^{(H) 30} This is what the Lord says: ‘I am going to deliver Pharaoh^(I) Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who want to kill him, just as I gave Zedekiah^(J) king of Judah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who wanted to kill him.’”^(K)

⁸ In Tahpanhes^(A) the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ⁹ “While the Jews are watching, take some large stones^(B) with you and bury them in clay in the brick^(C) pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace^(D) in Tahpanhes. ¹⁰ Then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant^(E) Nebuchadnezzar^(F) king of Babylon, and I will set his throne^(G) over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy^(H) above them. ¹¹ He will come and attack Egypt,^(I) bringing death^(J) to those destined^(K) for death, captivity to those destined for captivity,^(L) and the sword to those destined for the sword.^{(M) 12} He will set fire^(N) to the temples^(O) of the gods^(P) of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive.^(Q) As a shepherd picks^(R) his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart. ¹³ There in the temple of the sun^[a](S) in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars^(T) and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

²⁷ “Then tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Drink, get drunk^(A) and vomit, and fall to rise no more because of the sword^(B) I will send among you.’ ²⁸ But if they refuse to take the cup from your hand and drink^(C), tell them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: You must drink it! ²⁹ See, I am beginning to bring disaster^(D) on the city that bears my Name,^(E) and will you indeed go unpunished?^(F) You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword^(G) on all^(H) who live on the earth,^(I) declares the Lord Almighty.’

³⁰ “Now prophesy all these words against them and say to them:

¹⁹ Pharaoh king^(A) of Egypt,^(B) his attendants, his officials and all his people,