19THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning Egypt: Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.H4853H4714H3068H7392H7031H5645H935H4714H457H4714H5128H6440H3824H4714H4549H7130 2And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, every one against his brother and every one against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.H5526H4714H4714H3898H376H251H376H7453H5892H5892H4467H4467 3And the spirit of the Egyptians within them will become exhausted and emptied out {and} will fail, and I will destroy their counsel {and} confound their plans; and they will seek counsel from the idols and the sorcerers, and from those having familiar spirits (the mediums) and the wizards.H7307H4714H1238H7130H1104H6098H1875H457H328H178H3049 4And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard {and} cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them, says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.H853H4714H5534H3027H7186H113H5794H4428H4910H5002H113H3068H6635 5And the waters shall fail from the Nile, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.H4325H5405H3220H5104H2717H3001 6And the rivers shall become foul, the streams {and} canals of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up, the reeds and the rushes shall wither {and} rot away.H2186H5104H2186H2975H4693H1809H2717H7070H5488H7060 7The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile shall become dry, be blown away, and be no more.H6169H2975H6310H2975H4218H2975H3001H5086 8The fishermen will lament, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn; and they who spread nets upon the waters will languish.H1771H578H7993H2443H2975H56H6566H4365H6440H4325H535 9Moreover, they who work with combed flax and they who weave white [cotton] cloth will be confounded {and} in despair.H5647H8305H6593H707H2355H954 10[Those who are] the pillars {and} foundations of Egypt will be crushed, and all those who work for hire {or} who build dams will be grieved.H1792H8356H6213H7938H99H5315 11The princes of Zoan [ancient capital of the Pharaohs] are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become witless (stupid). How can you say to Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?H8269H6814H191H6098H2450H3289H6547H1197H559H6547H1121H2450H1121H6924H4428 12Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now [if they are so wise], and let them make known what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt [if they can].H335H645H2450H5046H3045H3068H6635H3289H4714 13The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are confused {and} deceived; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.H8269H6814H2973H8269H5297H5377H8582H4714H6438H7626 14The Lord has mingled a spirit of perverseness, error, {and} confusion within her; [her leaders] have caused Egypt to stagger in all her doings, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.H3068H4537H5773H7307H7130H4714H8582H4639H7910H8582H6892 15Neither can any work [done singly or by concerted action] accomplish anything for Egypt, whether by head or tail, palm branch or rush [high or low].H4639H4714H7218H2180H3712H100H6213 16In that day will the Egyptians be like women [timid and helpless]; and they will tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts which He shakes over them.H3117H4714H802H2729H6342H6440H8573H3027H3068H6635H5130 17And the land of Judah [allied to Assyria] shall become a terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom mention of it is made will be afraid {and} everyone who mentions it--to him will they turn in fear, because of the purpose of the Lord of hosts which He purposes against Egypt.H127H3063H2283H4714H2142H6342H6440H6098H3068H6635H3289 18In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of [the Hebrews of] Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun {or} Destruction.H3117H2568H5892H776H4714H1696H8193H3667H7650H3068H6635H259H559H5892H2041 19In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border.H3117H4196H3068H8432H776H4714H4676H681H1366H3068 20And it will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a savior, even a mighty one, and he will deliver them.H226H5707H3068H6635H776H4714H6817H3068H6440H3905H7971H3467H7227H5337 21And the Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know (have knowledge of, be acquainted with, give heed to, and cherish) the Lord in that day and will worship with sacrifices of animal {and} vegetable offerings; they will vow a vow to the Lord and perform it.H3068H3045H4714H4714H3045H3068H3117H5647H2077H4503H5087H5088H3068H7999 22And the Lord shall smite Egypt, smiting and healing it; and they will return to the Lord, and He will listen to their entreaties and heal them.H3068H5062H4714H5062H7495H7725H3068H6279H7495 23In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship [the Lord] with the Assyrians.H3117H4546H4714H804H804H935H4714H4714H804H4714H5647H804 24In that day Israel shall be the third, with Egypt and with Assyria [in a Messianic league], a blessing in the midst of the earth,H3117H3478H7992H4714H804H1293H7130H776 25Whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, Blessed be Egypt My people and Assyria the work of My hands and Israel My heritage.H3068H6635H1288H559H1288H4714H5971H804H4639H3027H3478H5159
