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115 lines
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Egypt's Doom
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# Chapter 30
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1. The word of the Lord came to me:
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2. "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord God says:
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Wail, "Woe because of that day!"
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3. For a day is near;
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a day belonging to the Lord is near.
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It will be a day of clouds,
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a time of doom for the nations.
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4. A sword will come against Egypt,
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and there will be anguish in Cush
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when the slain fall in Egypt,
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and its wealth is taken away,
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and its foundations are demolished.
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5. Cush, Put, and Lud,
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and all the various foreign troops,
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plus Libya and the men of the covenant land
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will fall by the sword along with them.
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6. This is what the Lord says:
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Those who support Egypt will fall,
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and its proud strength will collapse.
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From Migdol to Syene
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they will fall within it by the sword.
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This is the declaration of the Lord God.
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7. They will be desolate
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among desolate lands,
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and their cities will lie
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among ruined cities.
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8. They will know that I am the Lord
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when I set fire to Egypt
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and all its allies are shattered.
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9. On that day, messengers will go out from me in ships to terrify confident Cush. Anguish will come over them on the day of Egypt's doom. For indeed it is coming.
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10. "'This is what the Lord God says:
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I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
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by the hand of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
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11. He along with his people,
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ruthless men from the nations,
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will be brought in to destroy the land.
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They will draw their swords against Egypt
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and fill the land with the slain.
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12. I will make the streams dry
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and sell the land to evil men.
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I will bring desolation
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on the land and everything in it
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by the hands of foreigners.
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I, the Lord, have spoken.
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13. "'This is what the Lord God says:
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I will destroy the worthless idols
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and put an end to the false gods in Memphis.
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There will no longer be
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a prince from the land of Egypt.
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And I will instill fear in that land.
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14. I will make Pathros desolate,
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set fire to Zoan,
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and execute judgments on Thebes.
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15. I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
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the stronghold of Egypt,
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and will wipe out
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the hordes of Thebes.
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16. I will set fire to Egypt;
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Pelusium will writhe in anguish,
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Thebes will be breached,
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and Memphis will face foes in broad daylight.
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17. The young men of On and Pi-beseth
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will fall by the sword,
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and those cities will go into captivity.
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18. The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes,
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when I break the yoke of Egypt there
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and its proud strength
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comes to an end in the city.
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A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes,
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and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.
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19. So I will execute judgments against Egypt,
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and they will know that I am the Lord.'"
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Pharaoh's Power Broken
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20. In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
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21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Look, it has not been bandaged--no medicine has been applied and no splint put on to bandage it so that it can grow strong enough to handle a sword.
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22. Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: Look! I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand.
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23. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them among the countries.
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24. I will strengthen the arms of Babylon's king and place my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him as a mortally wounded man.
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25. I will strengthen the arms of Babylon's king, but Pharaoh's arms will fall. They will know that I am the Lord when I place my sword in the hand of Babylon's king and he wields it against the land of Egypt.
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26. When I disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them among the countries, they will know that I am the Lord."
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