Ezekiel 30

Complete Jewish Bible

‘Wail, “Oh no! It’s today!”
³ For the day is near,
the Day of Adonai, a day of clouds,
the time of the Goyim.
⁴ The sword will come against Egypt,
and Ethiopia will be in anguish,
when the slain fall in Egypt,
when they take away her wealth,
and her foundations are torn down.
⁵ Ethiopia, Put and Lud,
all the mixed population and Kuv,
and the people of allied lands
will die by the sword with them.’

⁶ “Adonai says this:

‘Those supporting Egypt will fall;
its arrogant power will be brought down;
from Migdol to S’venah they will die by the sword,’
says Adonai Elohim.

‘I will destroy the hordes of Egypt
through N’vukhadretzar king of Bavel.
¹¹ He and his people, the most barbarous of the nations,
will be brought in to ravage the land.
They will unsheathe their swords against Egypt
and fill the land with corpses.
¹² I will dry up the streams of the Nile
and sell the land to the wicked.
Through the power of foreigners I will make the land
and all that is in it desolate.
I, Adonai, have spoken.’

¹³ “Here is what Adonai Elohim says:

‘I will destroy the idols,
make the false gods in Nof cease to exist.
No longer will there be a prince from the land of Egypt;
I will put fear in the land of Egypt,
¹⁴ desolate Patros, set fire to Tzo‘an,
execute judgements in No,
¹⁵ pour my fury on Seen the stronghold of Egypt,
and destroy the hordes of No.
¹⁶ Yes, I will set fire to Egypt;
Seen will writhe in anguish;
No will be torn apart;
enemies will attack Nof in broad daylight.
¹⁷ The young men of On and Pi-Veset
will die by the sword,
while the cities themselves
will go into captivity.
¹⁸ At T’chafn’ches the day will grow dark
when I break the yokes of Egypt there,
and the pride she takes in her power ceases.
A cloud will cover her,
and her daughters will go into captivity.
¹⁹ Thus will I execute judgments on Egypt.
Then they will know that I am Adonai.’”