12
Let Egypt mourn, and its foundations, for the plague of chastisement and punishment that the Lord will bring upon it.
13
Let the farmers that till the ground mourn, because their seed shall fail 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 men; growing strong against one another, they shall in their might have no respect for their king or the chief of their leaders.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the 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.