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29 At the beginning of January in the twelfth year since King Yehoyakin had been taken captive, Yahweh gave me a message: 2 “Son of humanity, stand firmly against Mitsrayim’s (Egypt) king Par’oh (Pharaoh).[ref] Prophesy against him and against all of Mitsrayim, 3 telling them that the master Yahweh says this: Listen, I’m against you, Par’oh, king of Mitsrayim—you, the great sea monster that lurks in the middle of the river, who says, “My river is my own. I’ve made it for myself.” 4 I’ll put hooks into your jaw, and the fish from your streams will cling to the scales on your side. I’ll lift you up from the middle of your river, along with all the river’s fish that cling to your scales. 5 I’ll fling you into the wilderness—you and all the fish from your river. You’ll fall on the open countryside—your corpse won’t be taken or moved, but rather I’ll give you as food to the birds and wild animals. 6 Then all of Mitsrayim’s inhabitants will know that I am Yahweh, because they’ve been like a brittle reed to the kingdom of Yisrael (Israel).[ref] 7 When Yisrael grabbed you, you broke and tore open their shoulder, and when they leaned on you, you broke and made their legs unsteady. 8 Therefore the master Yahweh says this: Listen, I’ll send an army against you that will cut short both people’s and animals’ lives, 9 and Mitsrayim will become a desolate ruin. Then they’ll know that I am Yahweh.
Because the sea monster said, “The river is mine, because I made it,” 10 listen: I’m against you and against your river, so I’ll give Mitsrayim over to desolation and waste, and you’ll become a wasteland from the Migdol to Seveneh and the borders of Kush (Ethiopia). 11 No person or domestic animal will pass through it, and it won’t be inhabited for forty years. 12 I’ll make Mitsrayim a desolation in the middle of uninhabited lands, and its cities will become a desolation in the middle of wasted cities for forty years, then I’ll scatter the Mitsri (Egyptian) people among the nations, and I’ll disperse them through the lands.
13 But the master Yahweh says this: At the end of forty years I’ll gather Mitsrayim from the people groups they were scattered among, 14 and I’ll restore Mitsrayim’s fortunes and bring them back to the region of Patros, to their native land. Then they’ll become an insignificant kingdom there. 15 It’ll be the least significant kingdom, and it won’t become prominent again among the nations. I’ll diminish them so that they’ll no longer dominate other nations. 16 Requesting help from Mitsrayim will no longer be a reason for the kingdom of Yisrael (Israel) to be confident, instead, Mitsrayim will be a reminder of Yisrael’s disobedience when they turned to Mitsrayim for help. Then they’ll know that I am the master Yahweh.”
Isa 19:1-25:
19 A message for Mitsrayim (Egypt):[ref]
Look, Yahweh’s riding on a swift cloud and he’s coming to Mitsrayim.
Mitsrayim’s idols will tremble in front of him,
and its people will lose their courage.
2 Then I’ll stir Mitsrayim up against Mitsrayim,
→ so brothers will fight their brothers and neighbours against neighbours,
≈ city against city and kingdom against kingdom.
3 Mitsrayim’s spirit will be weakened from within
→ and I will confuse its advice,
so they’ll consult idols and the spirits of the dead,
≈ as well as mediums and diviners.
4 Then I’ll hand Mitsrayim over to a cruel master—
≈ a strong king will rule over them.
That’s what the master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says.
5 The waters from the sea will dry up,
≈ and any river will drop in level and empty out.
6 Then the low rivers will stink,
and Mitsrayim’s canals will dry up.
The reeds and rushes will wither.
7 There’ll be exposed areas at the river mouth,
and all the cultivated land along the river
will turn to dust and cease to exist.
8 The fishermen will wail and mourn—
everyone who throws a hook into the Nile will grieve,
along with all those who spread a fishing net over the surface of the waters.
9 Flax workers will be ashamed,
as will those who weave white cloth.
10 Mitsrayim’s (Egypt) foundations will be crushed,
and their hired workers will be discouraged.
11 Tsoan city’s officials are foolish.
≈ Par’oh’s (Pharaoh) wise counsellors are stupid.
How could you all tell Par’oh that you’re the son of wise people—
12 So where are your wise advisors now?
Please let them explain to you
so they’ll know what Commander-in-chief Yahweh has planned for Mitsrayim (Egypt).
13 Tsoan’s officials have become fools.
≈ Nof’s (Memphis) leaders have been deceived.
Their tribal leaders have led Mitsrayim astray.
14 Yahweh has mixed a confused spirit into them,
so they’ve misled Mitsrayim is everything it does,
making them stagger like a drunkard in his own vomit.
16 When that happens, the Mitsrim (Egyptians) will tremble like women, dreading Commander-in-chief Yahweh’s raised fist held against them. 17 Yehudah (Judah) (the land of Yehudah) will become an object of terror to Mitsrayim (Egypt). Whenever they’re reminded of Yehudah they’ll become afraid, because of what Commander-in-chief Yahweh is planning against them.
18 At that time, there’ll be five cities in Mitsrayim where they’ll speak out in Hebrew, and make oaths by Commander-in-chief Yahweh. (One of those cities will be called ‘the city of destruction’.)
19 At that time, there’ll be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of Mitsrayim, and a stone pillar to him on their shared border. 20 It’ll be for a sign in Mitsrayim and a witness to Commander-in-chief Yahweh, because when they’re oppressed and cry out to Yahweh for help, he’ll send a saviour and defender for them who will rescue them. 21 Then Yahweh will become known to Mitsrayim, and the Mitsrim will know Yahweh that day, and they’ll worship him with sacrifices and offerings, and they’ll make a commitment to Yahweh and then they’ll honour it. 22 Then Yahweh will strike Mitsrayim—striking then healing, and they’ll turn to Yahweh and he will take notice of their requests and will heal them.
23 At that time, there’ll be a highway from Mitsrayim to Ashur (Assyria), so Assyrians will go to Mitsrayim and Mitsrim will go to Ashur, and they’ll worship together. 24 Yisrael (Israel) will be the third in the group with Mitsrayim and Ashur—a blessing in the middle of the region 25 when Commander-in-chief Yahweh will bless them saying, “Blessed be my people Mitsrayim, and Ashur, the work of my hands, and Yisrael, my inheritance.”
Jer 46:2-26:
2 This is about the army of the Mitsri (Egyptian) king Par’oh (Pharaoh) Nekoh who was at Karkemish by the Perat (Euphrates) river. That was the army that the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) defeated in the fourth year of the reign of Yehudah’s (Judah) King Yehoyakim, son of Yoshiyah (Josiah):[ref]
3 Get the small shield and the large shields ready,
4 Harness on the horses to the chariots
Mount up on the horses and take your stand with your helmets on.
Polish the spears and put on your armour.
They’re filled with terror and they’re retreating,
because their warriors will be crushed.
They’re fleeing for safety without looking back.
That is Yahweh’s declaration.
6 Don’t let the swift one flee,
and don’t let the warrior escape.
They’ll stumble and fall there
in the north by the Perat (Euphrates) River,
7 Who’s this coming who rises like the Nile,
whose waters surge up and down like the rivers?
8 Mitsrayim (Egypt) rises like the Nile,
like rivers of water that rise and fall, saying,
‘I’ll go up and I will cover the earth.
≈ I’ll destroy cities and their inhabitants.
≈ Be angry, you chariots.
≈ and Ludia, men skillful at using bows and arrows.’
10 That day will be the day of vengeance for the master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh, when he’ll avenge himself on his enemies.
The sword will devour and be satisfied—it’ll drink its fill of their blood
because there’ll be a sacrifice to the master, Commander-in-chief Yahweh
in the northern land by the Perat (Euphrates) River.
11 Go up to Gilead and obtain medicine, you virgin daughter of Mitsrayim (Egypt).
It’s vain to put that much medicine on yourself—there’s no cure for you.
12 The nations have heard about your disgrace.
The world is filled with your wailing,
because warrior stumbles against warrior—
46:13 Nevukadnetsar’s arrival
13 ⇔When the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) was coming to attack Mitsrayim (Egypt), Yahweh gave the prophet Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) this message:[ref]
14 Announce in Mitsrayim, and proclaim it in Migdol, Nof (Memphis), and Tahfanhes:
‘Take your station and prepare to defend yourself,
because everyone around you will be killed.’
15 Why are your powerful warriors lying face down on the ground?
They can’t stand against the enemy,
because I Yahweh, have pushed them to the ground.
16 He increases the numbers of those who stumble.
Each soldier falls against the next one.
Let’s go back to our own people, to our native land.
Let’s leave this oppressive war.
17 There in Mitsrayim (Egypt) they’ll call out,
‘Our King Par’oh (Pharaoh) is all noise—
he’s let his opportunity slip away.
18 The king whose name is Commander-in-chief Yahweh declares:
‘As surely as I live
an invader is coming
who’s as tall as Mt. Tavor among the mountains,
≈ and like Mt. Karmel by the sea.
19 You inhabitants of Mitsrayim,
pack your own baggage to carry into exile,
because Nof (Memphis) will become a wasteland—
it will lie in ruins and no one will live there.
20 Mitsrayim is a very beautiful young cow,
but a stinging insect is coming from the north.
It’s on its way.
21 Its hired soldiers are like calves that have been protected and well-fed,
but they’ll also turn away and run away.
They won’t stand together, because the day of their disaster is coming against them—
it’s time for their punishment.
22 Mitsrayim hisses like a snake and crawls away,
because her enemies are coming with a show of strength.
They’re coming toward her like woodcutters with axes.
23 Yahweh declares that they’ll cut down the forest
so there’ll be nowhere to hide
because their soldiers will be more numerous than locusts
and no one will even be able to count them.
24 Mitsrayim’s inhabitants will be humiliated—
they’ll be handed over to those northern people.
25 Yisrael’s (Israel) god, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says, “Listen, I’m about to punish Amon the god of No (Thebes) city, Mitsrayim (Egypt) and her other gods, its kings the Par’ohs (Pharaohs), and all those who trust in them. 26 I’ll hand them over to those who want them dead, and over to Bavel’s (Babylon) King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) and his servants. But after that, Mitsrayim will be inhabited as in past times. That is Yahweh’s declaration.
Isa 36:6:
6 Listen, if it’s Mitsrayim (Egypt), that’s like trusting a staff made from a splintered reed. If a man were to lean on it, it would pierce his palm—that’s what relying on Mitsrayim’s King Par’oh (Pharaoh) is like for those who put their trust in him.
