A
Lament For Egypt
The
Word of the Lord came to me:
2
'Son of man, Prophesy and say:
'THIS
IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
'Wail
and say alas for that day!'
3
FOR THE DAY IS NEAR, THE DAY OF THE LORD IS NEAR--
A
DAY OF CLOUDS, A TIME FOR DOOM FOR THE NATIONS.
4 A
Sword will come against Egypt,
And
anguish will come upon Cush.
When
the Slain fall in Egypt,
Her
wealth will be carried away
And
her Foundations torn down.
5
Cush and Put, Lydia and all Arabia, Libya
And
the people of the Covenant Land
Will
fall by the Sword along with Egypt.
6
'THIS IS WHAT THE LORD SAYS:
'The
allies of Egypt will fall and her proud strength will fail.
From
Migdol to Aswan they will fall by the Sword within her,
Declares
the Sovereign Lord.
7
'They will be Desolate among Desolate lands,
And
their Cities will lie among ruined Cities.
8
THEN THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD,
When
I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.
9
'On That Day messengers will go out from Me in ships
To
frighten Cush out of her complacency.
Anguish
will take hold of them on the Day of Egypt's Doom,
For
it is sure to come.
10
'THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
'I
will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
By
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11
He and his army—the most Ruthless of Nations--
Will
be brought in to Destroy the land.
They
will draw their Swords against Egypt
And
fill the land with the Slain.
12
I will dry up the steams of the Nile
And
sell the land to Evil men;
By
the hand of Foreigners
I
will Waste the land and everything in it.
I
THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN.
13
'THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS;
'I
will Destroy the Idols
And
put an end to the Images in Memphis.
No
longer will there be a Prince in Egypt,
And
I will spread Fear throughout the land.
14
I will lay Pathros Waste, set fore to Zoan
And
Inflict Punishment on Thebes.
15
I will pour out My Wrath on Plusium,
The
Stronghold of Egypt,
And
cut off the hordes of Thebes.
16
I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium
will Writhe in Agony.
Thebes
will be taken by storm;
Memphis
will be inconstant Distress.
17
The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis
Will
fall by the Sword,
And
the Cities themselves will go into Captivity.
18
Dark will be the Day at Tahpanhes
When
I break the Yoke of Egypt;
There
her proud strength will come to an end.
She
will be covered with clouds,
And
her villages will go into Captivity.
19
So I will Inflict Punishment on Egypt,
AND
THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.'
20
In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day,
The
Word of the Lord came to me:
21
'Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
It
has not been bound up for healing or put in a splint
So
as to become strong enough to hold a Sword.
22
THEREFORE THIS IS WHAT THE SOVEREIGN LORD SAYS:
I
am against Pharaoh king of Egypt.
I
will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one,
And
make the Sword fall from his hand.
23
I will Disperse the Egyptians among the Nations
And
Scatter them through the Countries.
24
I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,
But
the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp.
THEN
THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD,
When
I put My Sword into the hand of the king of Babylon
And
he brandishes it against Egypt.
26
I will Disperse the Egyptians among the Nations
And
scatter them through the Countries.
THEN
THEY WILL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD.'
(Ezekiel
30)
God
is Sovereign over His Creation and every Nation.
He
uses Evil Nations to subdue other Idolatrous Nations,
According
to His Plan and Purposes.
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