In the tenth year , on the twelfth ... day of the tenth (month) , the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
“ Son of man , set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says : Behold , I am against you , O Pharaoh king of Egypt , O great monster who lies among his rivers , who says ‘ The Nile is mine ; I made it myself. ’
But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers , and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales.
I will leave you in the desert , you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away ... or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
When Israel took hold with their hands , you splintered , tearing all shoulders ; when they leaned on you , you broke , and their backs were wrenched -
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD ... says : I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast.
The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said , ‘ The Nile (is) I made it , ’
therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn - the land of Egypt into a ruin , a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene , and as far as the border of Cush.
No foot of man (or) beast will pass - - and it will be uninhabited for forty years.
I will make - the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands , and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse - the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries.
For this is what the Lord GOD says : At the end of forty years I will gather - the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered ....
I will restore - Egypt from captivity and bring them back - to the land of Pathros , the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
- Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish (Egypt) so that it will never again rule over the nations.
Egypt will never ... again be an object of trust for the house of Israel , but will remind them of (their) iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD. ”
In the twenty-seventh ... year , on the first day of the first month , the word of the LORD came to me , saying ,
“ Son of man , Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor - strenuously ... against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor - they expended on it.
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD ... says : I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon , - who will carry off its wealth , seize its spoil , and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army.
I have given the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor , because it was done declares the Lord GOD.
In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel , I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD. ”