⁴ I will hand Egypt over
    to a hard, cruel master.
A fierce king will rule them,”
    says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

²⁶ I myself will strip you
    and expose you to shame.

²² You may ask yourself,
“Why is all this happening to me?”
    It is because of your many sins!
That is why you have been stripped
    and raped by invading armies.

¹¹ You people in Shaphir,^[a]
    go as captives into exile—naked and ashamed.
The people of Zaanan^[b]
    dare not come outside their walls.
The people of Beth-ezel^[c] mourn,
    for their house has no support.

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.