4. "Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master, And a mighty king will rule over them," declares the Lord God of hosts.
5. The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.
6. The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.
7. The bulrushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile And all the sown fields by the Nile Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
8. And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
9. Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax And the weavers of white cloth will be utterly dejected.
10. And the pillars of Egypt will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.
11. The princes of Zoan are mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh's wisest advisers has become stupid. How can you men say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?
12. Well then, where are your wise men? Please let them tell you, And let them understand what the Lord of hosts Has purposed against Egypt.