13 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘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.
14 I will lay(D) waste Upper Egypt,
    set fire to Zoan(E)
    and inflict punishment on Thebes.(F)
15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
    the stronghold of Egypt,
    and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
16 I will set fire(G) to Egypt;
    Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
    Memphis(H) will be in constant distress.
17 The young men of Heliopolis(I) and Bubastis
    will fall by the sword,
    and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
18 Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes(J)
    when I break the yoke of Egypt;(K)
    there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
    and her villages will go into captivity.(L)
19 So I will inflict punishment(M) on Egypt,
    and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

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13 “‘This is what the Lord God says:

I will destroy the worthless idols
and put an end to the false gods in Memphis.(A)
There will no longer be
a prince from the land of Egypt.
And I will instill fear in that land.
14 I will make Pathros(B) desolate,
set fire to Zoan,
and execute judgments on Thebes.
15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and will wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
16 I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in anguish,
Thebes will be breached,
and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.[a]
17 The young men of On[b] and Pi-beseth
will fall by the sword,
and those cities[c] will go into captivity.
18 The day will be dark[d] in Tehaphnehes,
when I break the yoke of Egypt there
and its proud strength
comes to an end in the city.
A cloud(C) will cover Tehaphnehes,[e]
and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.
19 So I will execute judgments against Egypt,
and they will know that I am the Lord.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 30:16 Or foes daily
  2. 30:17 LXX, Vg; MT reads iniquity
  3. 30:17 Or and the women; lit and they
  4. 30:18 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read will withhold
  5. 30:18 Or Egypt