Open English Translation EZE Chapter 30

30 Then Yahweh gave me another message:

2 “Humanity’s child, prophesy and say that the master Yahweh says this:

‘Wail now because the coming days won’t go well.

3 The day is near—the day is near for Yahweh.

It’ll be a day of clouds—a time of doom for nations.

4 Then an army will come against Egypt,

and there’ll be anguish in Kush when the people are killed in Egypt—

when they take its wealth,

and when its foundations get torn apart.

5 Kush and Put, Lydia, all Arabia, and Libya, together with the people belonging to the agreement—they’ll all be killed by the sword. 6 Yahweh says this: The ones who support Egypt militarily will fall, and the pride of Egypt’s strength will collapse. From Migdol to Seveneh their combined warriors will be killed by the sword. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration. 7 Those allies will be appalled in the midst of the abandoned lands, and their cities will be among all the other ruined cities. 8 Then they’ll know that I am Yahweh, when I set fire to Egypt, and when all its helpers are destroyed.

9 At that time, messengers will go out from in front of me in ships to terrorise Kush when they think they’re secure, and there’ll be anguish among them on the day of Egypt’s doom. Yes, take notice, it’s coming. 10 The master Yahweh says this: I’ll use the Babylonian King Nebuchadnetstsar to bring Egypt’s multitudes to an end. 11 He and his army with him, the terror of nations, will be brought in to destroy the land. They’ll draw out their swords against Egypt and fill the land with those they kill. 12 I’ll make the rivers into dry ground, and I’ll sell the land into the hands of wicked men. I’ll make the land and its abundant produce desolate by the actions of strangers. I, Yahweh, have spoken.

13 The master Yahweh says this: I’ll destroy idols, and I’ll bring an end to the worthless idols in Memphis (Heb. ‘Nof’). There won’t be a prince in the land of Egypt any longer, and I’ll put terror into Egypt. 14 Then I’ll make the Patros region desolate and set fire to Tsoan city, and I’ll execute judgement against Thebes (Heb. ‘No’, the capital of southern Egypt). 15 I’ll pour out my fury on Egypt’s stronghold Pelusium (Heb. ‘Sin’), and cut off the crowd at Thebes. 16 Then I’ll set fire to Egypt: Pelusium will be in great agony, Thebes will be broken up, and Memphis will face enemies every day. 17 The young men of Aven and Pi-Veset cities will be killed by the sword, and their populations will be taken into captivity. 18 In Egypt’s Tahfanhes, the day will hold back its light when I break Egypt’s power and control there, and its pride in its strength will be finished. There’ll be a cloud covering it, and its daughters will be taken away into captivity. 19 I’ll execute acts of judgement in Egypt, then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.’ ”

20 At the beginning of May in the eleventh year since King Yoyakin (Jehoiachin) had been taken captive,[fn] Yahweh gave me a message: 21 “Humanity’s child, I’ve broken the Egyptian king Far-oh’s arm. Listen, it hasn’t been put in a splint, or set to heal with a bandage, so that it’ll become strong enough again to hold a sword. 22 Therefore the master Yahweh says this, ‘Listen, I’m against the Egyptian king Far-oh and I’ll break both his strong arm and the previously broken one, and I’ll make the sword fall from his grip. 23 Then I’ll scatter Egypt among the other nations and disperse their people among the lands. 24 I’ll strengthen the Babylonian king’s arms and place my sword in his hand so that I can destroy Far-oh’s arms. He’ll groan in front of the Babylonian king with the groans of a dying man. 25 I’ll strengthen the arms of the Babylonian king, while Far-oh’s arms will fall. Then they’ll know that I am Yahweh, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he uses it against Egypt. 26 I’ll scatter Egypt among the other nations and disperse their people through the lands. Then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.”