This is what the Eternal Lord has to say: Eternal One: I will put an end to the wealth and population of Egypt using the power of Nebuchadnezzar as My weapon. I will dispatch the king of Babylon and his armies— the most ruthless in the world— to ravage the land! They will unsheathe their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.

I will use the swords of mighty warriors—all from the most ruthless nation on earth—to strike down your vast population. They will hack the pride of Egypt to pieces and slaughter her vast population.

Here are the boundaries of the land: The northern boundary will run east from the Mediterranean Sea through Hethlon and along to Lebo-hamath and then Zedad. From there it will go through Berothah and Sibraim (which lie on the border between Damascus and Hamath), all the way to Hazer-hatticon (near the border of Hauran).