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The Egyptians will become afraid, so that they do not know what to do. They will ask for help from their idols. They will ask the spirits of dead people to tell them what to do. They will ask magicians to talk to those spirits on their behalf. I will cause a cruel master to have power over Egypt. A powerful king will rule over its people.’

That is what the Lord, the Almighty Lord.

The water of the sea will become dry. The Nile river will also become dry and it will have no water in it.

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The Egyptians will lose heart,(A)
    and I will bring their plans(B) to nothing;(C)
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
    the mediums and the spiritists.(D)
I will hand the Egyptians over
    to the power of a cruel master,
and a fierce king(E) will rule over them,”
    declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

The waters of the river will dry up,(F)
    and the riverbed will be parched and dry.(G)

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