12
Let Egypt mourn, and its foundations, because of the plague of chastisement and castigation that the Lord will bring upon it.
13
Let the farmers that till the ground mourn, because their seed shall fail to grow and their trees shall be ruined by blight and hail and by a terrible tempest.
14
Alas for the world and for those who live in it!
15
For the sword and misery draw near them, and nation shall rise up to fight against nation, with swords in their hands.
16
For there shall be unrest among people; growing strong against one another, they shall in their might have no respect for their king or the chief of their leaders.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.