17. On March 17, during the twelfth year, another message came to me from the lord:
18. “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
19. Say to them,‘O Egypt, are you lovelier than the other nations?No! So go down to the pit and lie there among the outcasts.’
20. The Egyptians will fall with the many who have died by the sword, for the sword is drawn against them. Egypt and its hordes will be dragged away to their judgment.
21. Down in the grave mighty leaders will mockingly welcome Egypt and its allies, saying, ‘They have come down; they lie among the outcasts, hordes slaughtered by the sword.’
22. “Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword.
23. Their graves are in the depths of the pit, and they are surrounded by their allies. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have been slaughtered by the sword.