8. It is Egypt, rising like the Nile,like a river flooding its banks.Egypt said, ‘I will rise and cover the world;I will destroy cities and the people who live there.
9. Command the horses to goand the chariots to roll!Send out the soldiers:men from Ethiopia and Libya, carrying shields,and skilled archers from Lydia.’ ”
10. This is the day of the Sovereign Lord Almighty:today he will take revenge;today he will punish his enemies.His sword will eat them until it is full,and drink their blood until it is satisfied.Today the Almighty sacrifices his victimsin the north, by the Euphrates.
11. People of Egypt, go to Gileadand look for medicine!All your medicine has proved useless;nothing can heal you.
12. Nations have heard of your shame;everyone has heard you cry.One soldier trips over another,and both of them fall to the ground.
13. When King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia came to attack Egypt, the Lord spoke to me. He said,