14. I will bring back the Egyptian captives and return them to Pathros, the land they came from. There they will be a weak kingdom.
15. They will be the weakest kingdom, and they will never rule the nations again. I will make them so weak that they will never rule the nations again.
16. The nation of Israel will never trust Egypt again. The people of Israel will remember how wrong they were whenever they turned to Egypt ⌊for help⌋. Then they will know that I am the Almighty Lord.’ ”
17. On the first day of the first month in the twenty-seventh year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
18. “Son of man, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made his army fight hard against Tyre. Every soldier’s head was worn bald, and every soldier’s shoulder was rubbed raw. Yet, he and his army got no reward for their hard-fought battle against Tyre.
19. This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m going to give Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will carry off its wealth, take its prized possessions, and loot it. That will be the pay for his army.
20. I have given him Egypt as pay for what he has done. Nebuchadnezzar and his army worked for me, declares the Almighty Lord.
21. “On that day I will make the people of Israel strong again, and I will give you, Ezekiel, something to say among them. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”