13 “Thus says the Lord God:

(A)“I will destroy the idols
    and put an end to the images in (B)Memphis;
(C)there shall no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt;
    so (D)I will put fear in the land of Egypt.
14 I will make (E)Pathros a desolation
    and will set fire to (F)Zoan
    (G)and will execute judgments on (H)Thebes.
15 And I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and cut off the multitude[a] of Thebes.
16 And I will set fire to Egypt;
    Pelusium shall be in great agony;
Thebes shall be breached,
    and (I)Memphis shall face enemies[b] by day.
17 The young men of On and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword,
    and the women[c] shall go into captivity.
18 At (J)Tehaphnehes (K)the day shall be dark,
    when I break there the yoke bars of Egypt,
and (L)her proud might shall come to an end in her;
    she shall be covered by a cloud,
    and her daughters shall go into captivity.
19 Thus (M)I will execute judgments on Egypt.
    (N)Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:15 Or wealth
  2. Ezekiel 30:16 Or distress
  3. Ezekiel 30:17 Or the cities; Hebrew they

13 The Lord God proclaims:
I will destroy the idols
    and bring an end to the images in Memphis.
Never again will there be a prince from the land of Egypt;
    so I will kindle fear in the land of Egypt.
14         I will turn Pathros into a desolation,
        set fire to Zoan,
        and execute judgments in Thebes.
15 I will pour out my anger on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and I will cut down pompous Thebes.
16 I will set Egypt on fire;
    Pelusium will writhe in travail,
    Thebes will be split open,
    Memphis assaulted in broad daylight.
17 The elite troops of On and Pi-beseth
    will fall by the sword,
    and the cities themselves will go into captivity.

18 At Tehaphnehes the day will go dark when I break Egypt’s yoke and bring an end to its proud strength. A cloud will cover it, and the towns around it will go into captivity. 19 I will execute judgments in Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.

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