7. “ ‘They will be desolate among desolate lands, and their cities will lie among ruined cities.
8. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I set fire to Egypt and all her helpers are crushed.
9. “ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.
10. “ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11. He and his army—the most ruthless of nations— will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
12. I will dry up the waters of the Nile and sell the land to an evil nation; by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it. I the Lord have spoken.
13. “ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land.
14. I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.
15. I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.