5
"Ethiopia,
Put,
Lud,
all Arabia,
Libya and the
people of the
land that is in
league will
fall with them by the
sword."
yen.b.W b.Wk.w b,r,['h -l'k.w d.Wl.w j.Wp.W v.WK ? .Wl{PIy b,r,x;B ~'Tia tyir.B;h #,r,a
6
'Thus says the
LORD, "Indeed, those who
support Egypt will
fall And the
pride of her
power will
come down; From
Migdol to
Syene They will
fall within her by the
sword,"
Declares the
Lord GOD.
d;r'y.w ~Iy;r.cim yek.m{s .Wl.p'n.w h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? H'b -.Wl.PIy b,r,x;B henew.s l{D.giMim H'ZU[ !w{a.G ? hiwh.y y'n{d]a ~Ua.n
7
"They will be
desolate In the
midst of the
desolated lands; And her
cities will be In the
midst of the
devastated cities.
~yir'[ -.kw{t.B wy'r'[.w tw{M;v.n tw{c'r]a .$w{t.B .WM;v'n.w ? h'ny,y.hiT tw{b'r]x;n
8
"And they will
know that I am the
LORD, When I
set a
fire in
Egypt And
all her
helpers are
broken.
~Iy;r.cim.B vea -yiTit.B h'wh.y yin]a -yiK .W[.d'y.w ? 'hy,r.z{[ -l'K .Wr.B.vin.w
9
"On that
day messengers will
go forth from Me in
ships to
frighten secure Ethiopia; and
anguish will be on them as on the
day of
Egypt; for
behold, it
comes!"
~yiC;B y;n'p.Lim ~yik'a.l;m .Wa.cey a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? h'l'x.l;x h't.y'h.w x;j,B v.WK -t,a dyir]x;h.l ? h'a'B heNih yiK ~Iy;r.cim ~w{y.B ~,h'b
10
'Thus says the
Lord GOD, "I will also make the
hordes of
Egypt cease By the
hand of
Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon.
!w{m]h -t,a yiT;B.vih.w hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K ? l,b'B -.k,l,m r;Ca,r.d;k.Wb.n d;y.B ~Iy;r.cim
11
"He and his
people with him, The
most ruthless of the
nations, Will be
brought in to
destroy the
land; And they will
draw their
swords against Egypt And
fill the
land with the
slain.
~yia'b.Wm ~Iyw{g yecyir'[ w{Tia w{M;[.w a.Wh ? ~Iy;r.cim -l;[ ~'tw{b.r;x .Wqyireh.w #,r'a'h tex;v.l ? l'l'x #,r'a'h -t,a .Wa.l'm.W
12
"Moreover, I will
make the
Nile canals dry And
sell the
land into the
hands of
evil men. And I will
make the
land desolate And
all that is in it, By the
hand of
strangers; I the
LORD have
spoken."
#,r'a'h -t,a yiT.r;k'm.W h'b'r'x ~yir{a.y yiT;t'n.w ? ~yir'z -d;y.B H'a{l.m.W #,r,a yit{Miv]h;w ~yi['r -d;y.B ? yiT.r;BiD h'wh.y yin]a
13
'Thus says the
Lord GOD, "I will also
destroy the
idols And make the
images cease from
Memphis. And there will
no longer be a
prince in the
land of
Egypt; And I will
put fear in the
land of
Egypt.
~yil.WLig yiT.d;b]a;h.w hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a -h{K ? ~Iy;r.cim -c,r,aem ayif'n.w @{Nim ~yilyil/a yiT;B.vih.w ? ~Iy'r.cim #,r,a.B h'a.rIy yiT;t'n.w dw{[ -h,y.hIy a{l
14
"I will
make Pathros desolate,
Set a
fire in
Zoan And
execute judgments on
Thebes.
!;[{c.B vea yiT;t'n.w sw{r.t;P -t,a yit{Miv]h;w ? a{n.B ~yij'p.v yityif'[.w
15
"I will
pour out My
wrath on
Sin, The
stronghold of
Egypt; I will also
cut off the
hordes of
Thebes.
~Iy'r.cim zw{['m !yis -l;[ yit'm]x yiT.k;p'v.w ? a{n !w{m]h -t,a yiT;r.kih.w