1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

2 “Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
^a“Wail, ‘Woe to the day!’ ‡

4 The sword shall come upon Egypt,
And great anguish shall be in¹ Ethiopia,
When the slain fall in Egypt,
And they ^atake away her wealth,
And ^bher foundations are broken down.  ‡

5 “Ethiopia,¹ Libya, Lydia, ^aall the mingled people, Chub, and the men of the lands who are allied, shall fall with them by the sword.”  ‡