9. “When that day comes and Egypt is destroyed, I will send messengers in ships to arouse the unsuspecting people of Ethiopia, and they will be terrified. That day is coming!”
10. The Sovereign Lord says, “I will use King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia to put an end to Egypt's wealth.
11. He and his ruthless army will come to devastate the land. They will attack Egypt with swords, and the land will be full of corpses.
12. I will dry up the Nile and put Egypt under the power of evil people. Foreigners will devastate the whole country. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
13. The Sovereign Lord says, “I will destroy the idols and the false gods in Memphis. There will be no one to rule over Egypt, and I will terrify all the people.
14. I will make southern Egypt desolate and set fire to the city of Zoan in the north. I will punish the capital city of Thebes.