Ezekiel Chapter 30

A Lament for Egypt

¹ A message from Yahveh came to me again:

         ² “Son of man, prophesy, ‘The Lord Yahveh says,

            “Wail, ‘Oh for the day!’

            ³ The day of Yahveh is near,

                  a cloudy day of doom for the nations.

            ⁴ A sword will come at Egypt;

                  there’ll be anguish in Nubia

                  when the slain fall in Egypt.

                        They’ll carry away its wealth

                        and tear up its foundations.

⁵ Nubia, Put, Lud, Arabia, Libya, and the people of any land allied with them will fall by the sword with them.

Ezek 30:1-5

⁶ ’Yahveh says:

            “Those who support Egypt will fall;

                  its proud power will collapse.

            From Migdol to Syene

                  they’ll fall by the sword.

⁷ They’ll be desolate among desolate lands;

            its cities will desolate among devastated cities.

⁸ They’ll know I’m Yahveh

            when I set Egypt on fire

            and break down its helpers.

⁹ At that time, I’ll send messengers in ships

            to terrify secure Nubia;

            anguish will come down on them as at Egypt’s doom.

                  It’s coming!”

¹⁰ ‘The Lord Yahveh says,

            “By Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon,

I’ll put an end to Egypt’s wealth.                                           Ezek 30:6-10

¹¹ Him and his people, the most ruthless of the nations,

            I’ll bring in to destroy the land.

            They’ll draw their swords against it,

                  and fill the country with the slain.

¹² I’ll dry up the Nile’s canals,

                  and sell the land to evil men.

            I’ll use foreigners to make the land desolate

                  and everything that’s in it,

I Yahveh have said it.”                                                           Ezek 30:11-12

¹³ ‘The Lord Yahveh says,

            “I’ll destroy the idols

                  and make images cease in Memphis.

            There won’t be a prince in Egypt anymore;

                  I’ll put fear in Egypt.

¹⁴ I’ll make Pathros desolate;

            I’ll set fire to Zoan,

            and carry out judgment on Thebes.

¹⁵ I’ll pour out my anger on Sin, Egypt’s fortress;

            I’ll slay the population in Thebes,

¹⁶ I’ll set Egypt on fire.

            Sin will writhe in anguish;

            Thebes will be breached;

Memphis will endure daily distress.                                       Ezek 30:13-16

¹⁷ The young men of On and Pi-beseth

                  will fall by the sword;

            the women will go into captivity.

¹⁸ It will be a dark day in Tehaphnehes

                  when I break the yoke bars of Egypt there.

            The pride in its power will be gone;

                  a cloud will cover it,

                  and Egypt’s inhabitants will go into captivity.

¹⁹ So I’ll carry out judgments on Egypt,

            and they’ll know I’m Yahveh.”’”                                          

Ezek 30:17-19

²⁰ The seventh day, first month, eleventh year, a message from Yahveh came to me:

²¹ “Son of man, I’ve broken the arm of Pharaoh, Egypt’s king. It hasn’t been put in a sling to mend or wrapped with a bandage to get strong enough to hold a sword.’ ²² So the Lord Yahveh says, ‘I’ll break both of his arms, the good arm and the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand. ²³ I’ll scatter the Egyptians among the nations. ²⁴ I’ll strengthen the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand. Pharaoh will groan from his wounds. ²⁵ I’ll strengthen the king of Babylon’s arms, but Pharaoh’s arms will fall. When the king of Babylon holds out his sword against Egypt ²⁶ and I scatter the Egyptians among the nations, they’ll know I’m Yahveh.’”

Ezek 30:20-26