30:1  The word of the LORD came again to me saying,

30:2  "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

30:3   "For the day has drawn near, Even the day of the LORD has come near; It will appear as a day of clouds, A time of doom for the nations.

30:4  "A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish will fall on Ethiopia; When the slain fall in Egypt, They take away her wealth, And her foundations have become torn down.

30:5   "Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya and the people of the land that has joined in league will fall with them by the sword."

30:6  'Thus says the LORD, "Indeed, those who support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol to Syene They will fall within her by the sword," Declares the Lord GOD.

30:7  "They will become desolate In the midst of the desolated lands; And her cities will exist In the midst of the devastated cities.

30:8  "And they will know Me as the LORD, When I set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers have broken.

30:9  "On that day messengers will go forth from Me in ships to frighten secure Ethiopia; and anguish will fall on them as on the day of Egypt; for behold, it comes!"

30:10   'Thus says the Lord GOD, " I will also make the hordes of Egypt cease By the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

30:11  "He and his people with him, The most ruthless of the nations, God will bring in to destroy the land; And they will draw their swords against Egypt And fill the land with the slain.

30:12  "Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry And sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And all that dwells in it, By the hand of strangers; I the LORD have spoken."

30:13  'Thus says the Lord GOD, "I will also destroy the idols And make the images cease from Memphis. And there will no longer rule a prince in the land of Egypt; And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

30:14  "I will make Pathros desolate, Set a fire in Zoan And execute judgments on Thebes.

30:15  "I will pour out My wrath on Sin, The stronghold of Egypt; I will also cut off the hordes of Thebes.

30:16   "I will set a fire in Egypt; Sin will writhe in anguish, Thebes will become breached And Memphis will have distresses daily.

30:17  "The young men of On and of Pi-beseth Will fall by the sword, And the women will go into captivity.

30:18  "In Tehaphnehes the day will seem dark When I break the yoke bars of Egypt. Then the pride of her power will cease in her; A cloud will cover her, And her daughters will go into captivity.

30:19  "Thus I will execute judgments on Egypt, And they will know Me as the LORD."'"

30:20  In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me saying,

30:21  "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and, behold, I have bound it up for healing or wrapped with a bandage, that it may become strong to hold the sword.

30:22  "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Behold, I resist against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong and the broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.

30:23  'I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.

30:24  'For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; and I will break the arms of Pharaoh, so that he will groan before him with the groanings of a wounded man.

30:25  'Thus I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know Me as the LORD, when I put My sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he stretches it out against the land of Egypt.

30:26  'When I scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands, then they will know Me as the LORD.'"