Dual Panel1The oracle<4853> concerning Egypt<4714>. Behold<2009>, the LORD<3068> is riding<7392> on a swift<7031> cloud<5645> and is about to come<935> to Egypt<4714>; The idols<457> of Egypt<4714> will tremble<5128> at His presence<6440>, And the heart<3824> of the Egyptians<4714> will melt<4549> within<7130> them.
2"So I will incite<5526> Egyptians<4714> against Egyptians<4714>; And they will each<376> fight<3898> against his brother<251> and each<376> against his neighbor<7453>, City<5892> against city<5892> and kingdom<4467> against kingdom<4467>.
3"Then the spirit<7307> of the Egyptians<4714> will be demoralized<1238> within<7130> them; And I will confound<1104> their strategy<6098>, So that they will resort<1875> to idols<457> and ghosts<330> of the dead<330> And to mediums<178> and spiritists<3049>.
4"Moreover, I will deliver<5534> the Egyptians<4714> into the hand<3027> of a cruel<7186> master<113>, And a mighty<5794> king<4428> will rule<4910> over them," declares<5002> the Lord<136> GOD<3068> of hosts<6635>.
5The waters<4325> from the sea<3220> will dry<5405> up, And the river<5104> will be parched<2717> and dry<3001>.
6The canals<5104> will emit<2186> a stench<2186>, The streams<2975> of Egypt<4693> will thin<1809> out and dry<2717> up; The reeds<7070> and rushes<5488> will rot<7060> away<7060>.
7The bulrushes<6169> by the Nile<2975>, by the edge<6310> of the Nile<2975> And all<3605> the sown<4218> fields<4218> by the Nile<2975> Will become<3001> dry<3001>, be driven<5086> away<5086>, and be no<369> more<369>.
8And the fishermen<1728> will lament<578>, And all<3605> those who cast<7993> a line<2443> into the Nile<2975> will mourn<56>, And those who spread<6566> nets<4365> on the waters<4325> will pine<535> away<535>.
9Moreover, the manufacturers<5647> of linen<6593> made from combed<8305> flax<6593> And the weavers<707> of white<2360> cloth<2360> will be utterly<954> dejected<954>.
10And the pillars<8356> of Egypt will be crushed<1792>; All<3605> the hired<7938> laborers<6213> will be grieved<99> in soul<5315>.
11The princes<8269> of Zoan<6814> are mere<389> fools<191>; The advice<6098> of Pharaoh's<6547> wisest<2450> advisers<3289> has become<1197> stupid<1197>. How<349> can you men say<559> to Pharaoh<6547>, "I am a son<1121> of the wise<2450>, a son<1121> of ancient<6924> kings<4428>"?
12Well<645> then<645>, where<335> are your wise<2450> men<2450>? Please<4994> let them tell<5046> you, And let them understand<3045> what<4100> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> Has purposed<3289> against<5921> Egypt<4714>.
13The princes<8269> of Zoan<6814> have acted<2973> foolishly<2973>, The princes<8269> of Memphis<5297> are deluded<5378>; Those who are the cornerstone<6438> of her tribes<7626> Have led<8582> Egypt<4714> astray<8582>.
14The LORD<3068> has mixed<4537> within<7130> her a spirit<7307> of distortion<5773>; They have led<8582> Egypt<4714> astray<8582> in all<3605> that it does<4639>, As a drunken<7910> man<7910> staggers<8582> in his vomit<7006>.
15There will be no<3808> work<4639> for Egypt<4714> Which<834> its head<7218> or tail<2180>, its palm<3712> branch<3712> or bulrush<100>, may do<6213>.
16In that day<3117> the Egyptians<4714> will become<1961> like women<802>, and they will tremble<2729> and be in dread<6342> because<4480><6440> of the waving<5130> of the hand<3027> of the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>, which<834> He is going to wave<5130> over<5921> them.
17The land<127> of Judah<3063> will become<1961> a terror<2283> to Egypt<4714>; everyone<3605> to whom<834> it is mentioned<2142> will be in dread<6342> of it, because<4480><6440> of the purpose<6098> of the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> which<834> He is purposing<3289> against<5921> them.
18In that day<3117> five<2568> cities<5892> in the land<776> of Egypt<4714> will be speaking<1696> the language<8193> of Canaan<3667> and swearing<7650> allegiance to the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635>; one<259> will be called<559> the City<5892> of Destruction<2041>.
19In that day<3117> there will be an altar<4196> to the LORD<3068> in the midst<8432> of the land<776> of Egypt<4714>, and a pillar<4676> to the LORD<3068> near<681> its border<1366>.
20It will become<1961> a sign<226> and a witness<5707> to the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> in the land<776> of Egypt<4714>; for they will cry<6817> to the LORD<3068> because<4480><6440> of oppressors<3905>, and He will send<7971> them a Savior<3467> and a Champion<7227>, and He will deliver<5337> them.
21Thus the LORD<3068> will make<3045> Himself known<3045> to Egypt<4714>, and the Egyptians<4714> will know<3045> the LORD<3068> in that day<3117>. They will even worship<5647> with sacrifice<2077> and offering<4503>, and will make<5087> a vow<5088> to the LORD<3068> and perform<7999> it.
22The LORD<3068> will strike<5062> Egypt<4714>, striking<5062> but healing<7495>; so they will return<7725> to the LORD<3068>, and He will respond<6279> to them and will heal<7495> them.
23In that day<3117> there will be a highway<4546> from Egypt<4714> to Assyria<804>, and the Assyrians<804> will come<935> into Egypt<4714> and the Egyptians<4714> into Assyria<804>, and the Egyptians<4714> will worship<5647> with the Assyrians<804>.
24In that day<3117> Israel<3478> will be the third<7992> party with Egypt<4714> and Assyria<804>, a blessing<1293> in the midst<7130> of the earth<776>,
25whom<834> the LORD<3068> of hosts<6635> has blessed<1288>, saying<559>, "Blessed<1288> is Egypt<4714> My people<5971>, and Assyria<804> the work<4639> of My hands<3027>, and Israel<3478> My inheritance<5159>."