17. The young men of the cities of Heliopolis and Bubastis will die in the war, and the other people will be taken prisoner.
18. Darkness will fall on Tahpanhes when I break the power of Egypt and put an end to the strength they were so proud of. A cloud will cover Egypt, and the people of all her cities will be taken prisoner.
19. When I punish Egypt in this way, they will know that I am the Lord.”
20. On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
21. “Mortal man,” he said, “I have broken the arm of the king of Egypt. No one has bandaged it or put it in a sling so that it could heal and be strong enough to hold a sword again.