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1. The word of the Lord came to me again. He said,
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1. The word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 again unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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2. "Son of man, speak for me. Say, 'This is what the Lord God says: "'Cry and say, "A terrible day is coming."
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2. Son H1121 of man H120 , prophesy H5012 and say H559 , Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; Howl H3213 ye, Woe H1929 worth the day H3117 !
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3. That day is near! Yes, the Lord's day for judging is near. It will be a cloudy day, the time for judging the nations.
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3. For H3588 the day H3117 is near H7138 , even the day H3117 of the LORD H3068 is near H7138 , a cloudy H6051 day H3117 ; it shall be H1961 the time H6256 of the heathen H1471 .
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4. A sword will come against Egypt! People in Ethiopia will shake with fear, when Egypt falls. The army of Babylon will take the Egyptians as prisoners. Egypt's foundations will be torn down.
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4. And the sword H2719 shall come H935 upon Egypt H4714 , and great pain H2479 shall be H1961 in Ethiopia H3568 , when the slain H2491 shall fall H5307 in Egypt H4714 , and they shall take away H3947 her multitude H1995 , and her foundations H3247 shall be broken down H2040 .
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5. "'Many people made peace agreements with Egypt. But all those people from Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and the people of Israel will be destroyed!
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5. Ethiopia H3568 , and Libya H6316 , and Lydia H3865 , and all H3605 the mingled people H6154 , and Chub H3552 , and the men H1121 of the land H776 that is in league H1285 , shall fall H5307 with H854 them by the sword H2719 .
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6. "'This is what the Lord God says: Those who support Egypt will fall! The pride in her power will end. The people in Egypt will be killed in battle, all the way from Migdol to Aswan. This is what the Lord God said!
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6. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; They also that uphold H5564 Egypt H4714 shall fall H5307 ; and the pride H1347 of her power H5797 shall come down H3381 : from the tower H4480 H4024 of Syene H5482 shall they fall H5307 in it by the sword H2719 , saith H5002 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 .
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7. Egypt will join the other countries that were destroyed. Its cities will be among those that are in ruins.
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7. And they shall be desolate H8074 in the midst H8432 of the countries H776 that are desolate H8074 , and her cities H5892 shall be H1961 in the midst H8432 of the cities H5892 that are wasted H2717 .
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8. I will start a fire in Egypt, and all her helpers will be destroyed. Then they will know that I am the Lord!
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8. And they shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 , when I have set H5414 a fire H784 in Egypt H4714 , and when all H3605 her helpers H5826 shall be destroyed H7665 .
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9. "'At that time I will send out messengers. They will go in ships to carry the bad news to Ethiopia. Ethiopia now feels safe, but the people of Ethiopia will shake with fear when Egypt is punished. That time is coming!'"
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9. In that H1931 day H3117 shall messengers H4397 go forth H3318 from H4480 H6440 me in ships H6716 to make H853 the careless H983 Ethiopians H3568 afraid H2729 , and great pain H2479 shall come H1961 upon them , as in the day H3117 of Egypt H4714 : for H3588 , lo H2009 , it cometh H935 .
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10. This is what the Lord God says: "I will use the king of Babylon. I will use Nebuchadnezzar to destroy the people of Egypt.
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10. Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; I will also make H853 the multitude H1995 of Egypt H4714 to cease H7673 by the hand H3027 of Nebuchadnezzar H5019 king H4428 of Babylon H894 .
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11. Nebuchadnezzar and his people are the most terrible of the nations, and I will bring them to destroy Egypt. They will pull out their swords against Egypt. They will fill the land with dead bodies.
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11. He H1931 and his people H5971 with H854 him , the terrible H6184 of the nations H1471 , shall be brought H935 to destroy H7843 the land H776 : and they shall draw H7324 their swords H2719 against H5921 Egypt H4714 , and fill H4390 H853 the land H776 with the slain H2491 .
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12. I will make the Nile River become dry land. Then I will sell the dry land to evil people. I will use strangers to make that land empty. I, the Lord, have spoken!"
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12. And I will make H5414 the rivers H2975 dry H2724 , and sell H4376 H853 the land H776 into the hand H3027 of the wicked H7451 : and I will make the land waste H8074 H776 , and all that is therein H4393 , by the hand H3027 of strangers H2114 : I H589 the LORD H3068 have spoken H1696 it .
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13. This is what the Lord God says: "I will also destroy the idols in Egypt. I will take the statues away from Memphis. There will not be a leader anymore in the land of Egypt. I will put fear there instead.
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13. Thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; I will also destroy H6 the idols H1544 , and I will cause their images H457 to cease H7673 out of Noph H4480 H5297 ; and there shall be H1961 no H3808 more H5750 a prince H5387 of the land H4480 H776 of Egypt H4714 : and I will put H5414 a fear H3374 in the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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14. I will make Pathros empty. I will start a fire in Zoan. I will punish Thebes.
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14. And I will make Pathros desolate H8074 H853 H6624 , and will set H5414 fire H784 in Zoan H6814 , and will execute H6213 judgments H8201 in No H4996 .
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15. I will pour out my anger against Pelusium, the fortress of Egypt! I will destroy the people of Thebes.
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15. And I will pour H8210 my fury H2534 upon H5921 Sin H5512 , the strength H4581 of Egypt H4714 ; and I will cut off H3772 H853 the multitude H1995 of No H4996 .
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16. I will start a fire in Egypt. The city of Pelusium will ache with fear. The soldiers will break into Thebes, and Memphis will have new troubles every day.
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16. And I will set H5414 fire H784 in Egypt H4714 : Sin H5512 shall have great pain H2342 H2342 , and No H4996 shall be H1961 rent asunder H1234 , and Noph H5297 shall have distresses H6862 daily H3119 .
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17. The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in battle, and the women will be taken away as prisoners.
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17. The young men H970 of Aven H205 and of Pi H6364 -beseth shall fall H5307 by the sword H2719 : and these H2007 cities shall go H1980 into captivity H7628 .
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18. It will be a dark day in Tahpanhes when I break Egypt's control. Her proud power will be finished! A cloud will cover Egypt, and her daughters will be taken away as prisoners.
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18. At Tehaphnehes H8471 also the day H3117 shall be darkened H2820 , when I shall break H7665 there H8033 H853 the yokes H4133 of Egypt H4714 : and the pomp H1347 of her strength H5797 shall cease H7673 in her : as for her H1931 , a cloud H6051 shall cover H3680 her , and her daughters H1323 shall go H1980 into captivity H7628 .
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19. So I will punish Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord!"
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19. Thus will I execute H6213 judgments H8201 in Egypt H4714 : and they shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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20. On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of exile, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
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20. And it came to pass H1961 in the eleventh H259 H6240 year H8141 , in the first H7223 month , in the seventh H7651 day of the month H2320 , that the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 me, saying H559 ,
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21. "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. No one will wrap his arm with a bandage. It will not heal, so his arm will not be strong enough to hold a sword."
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21. Son H1121 of man H120 , I have broken H7665 H853 the arm H2220 of Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 ; and, lo H2009 , it shall not H3808 be bound up H2280 to be healed H5414 H7499 , to put H7760 a roller H2848 to bind H2280 it , to make it strong H2388 to hold H8610 the sword H2719 .
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22. This is what the Lord God says: "I am against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the strong arm and the arm that is already broken. I will make the sword fall from his hand.
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22. Therefore H3651 thus H3541 saith H559 the Lord H136 GOD H3069 ; Behold H2009 , I am against H413 Pharaoh H6547 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 , and will break H7665 H853 his arms H2220 , H853 the strong H2389 , and that which was broken H7665 ; and I will cause H853 the sword H2719 to fall H5307 out of his hand H4480 H3027 .
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23. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations.
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23. And I will scatter H6327 H853 the Egyptians H4714 among the nations H1471 , and will disperse H2219 them through the countries H776 .
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24. I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong. I will put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh will cry out in pain, the kind of cry that a dying man makes.
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24. And I will strengthen H2388 H853 the arms H2220 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and put H5414 H853 my sword H2719 in his hand H3027 : but I will break H7665 H853 Pharaoh H6547 's arms H2220 , and he shall groan H5008 before H6440 him with the groanings H5009 of a deadly wounded H2491 man .
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25. So I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall. Then they will know that I am the Lord. "I will put my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon. Then he will stretch the sword out against the land of Egypt.
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25. But I will strengthen H2388 H853 the arms H2220 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and the arms H2220 of Pharaoh H6547 shall fall down H5307 ; and they shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 , when I shall put H5414 my sword H2719 into the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Babylon H894 , and he shall stretch it out H5186 H853 upon H413 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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26. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord!"
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26. And I will scatter H6327 H853 the Egyptians H4714 among the nations H1471 , and disperse H2219 them among the countries H776 ; and they shall know H3045 that H3588 I H589 am the LORD H3068 .
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