¹¹ They will pass through the sea of trouble;
    the surging sea will be subdued
    and all the depths of the Nile will dry up.^(A)
Assyria’s pride^(B) will be brought down
    and Egypt’s scepter^(C) will pass away.^(D)

“‘I will destroy the idols^(A)
    and put an end to the images in Memphis.^(B)
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,^(C)
    and I will spread fear throughout the land.

⁵ And he will be our peace^(A)
    when the Assyrians invade^(B) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,^(C)
6 who will rule^[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod^(D) with drawn sword.^[b](E)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.^(F)

¹⁰ Was it not you who dried up the sea,^(A)
    the waters of the great deep,^(B)
who made a road in the depths of the sea^(C)
    so that the redeemed^(D) might cross over?

¹⁵ I will lay waste^(A) the mountains^(B) and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
    and dry up^(C) the pools.
¹⁶ I will lead^(D) the blind^(E) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light^(F) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.^(G)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake^(H) them.