11. The officials of Tanis are fools;the wisest of Pharaoh’s counselors give stupid advice.How can you say to Pharaoh,"I’m a wise person,one of the ancient kings"?
12. Where now are your wise ones?Let them tell you,let them inform you what the Lord of heavenly forces has planned concerning Egypt.
13. The officials of Tanis have become fools;the princes of Memphis are deluded;the tribal chiefs have led Egypt astray.
14. The Lord has poured into them a spirit of confusion.They will make Egypt stumble in everything it does,just as a drunk stumbles in his vomit.
15. Neither head nor tail, palm branch nor reedwill be able to do anything for Egypt.
16. On that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with terror before the hand that the Lord of heavenly forces will raise against them.
17. Judah’s land will become what the Egyptians dread; whenever anyone mentions it, they will be terrified because of the plans that the Lord of heavenly forces is making against them.
18. On that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of heavenly forces. One of them will be called "the city of the sun."
19. On that day, there will be an altar to the Lord within the land of Egypt, and a standing stone for the Lord at its border.
20. It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of heavenly forces in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, God will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.