Egypt, Assyria, Israel Blessed

¹⁶ In that day the Egyptians will be ^(A)like women, and ^(B)tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. ¹⁷ And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.

^18 (C)In that day there will be ^(D)five cities in the land of Egypt that ^(E)speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction.^[a]

¹⁹ In that day there will be an ^(F)altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a ^(G)pillar to the Lord at its border. ^20 (H)It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, ^(I)he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. ^21 (J)And the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day ^(K)and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them. ^22 (L)And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them.

^23 (M)In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, ^(N)and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.

²⁴ In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, ^(O)a blessing in the midst of the earth, ²⁵ whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt ^(P)my people, and Assyria ^(Q)the work of my hands, and ^(R)Israel my inheritance.”