4. I will leave you stranded on the land to die.All the birds of the heavens will land on you,and the wild animals of the whole earthwill gorge themselves on you.
5. I will scatter your flesh on the hillsand fill the valleys with your bones.
6. I will drench the earth with your gushing bloodall the way to the mountains,filling the ravines to the brim.
7. When I blot you out,I will veil the heavens and darken the stars.I will cover the sun with a cloud,and the moon will not give you its light.
8. I will darken the bright stars overheadand cover your land in darkness.I, the Sovereign lord, have spoken!
9. “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.
10. Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.
11. For this is what the Sovereign lord says:“The sword of the king of Babylonwill come against you.
12. I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors—the terror of the nations.They will shatter the pride of Egypt,and all its hordes will be destroyed.
13. I will destroy all your flocks and herdsthat graze beside the streams.Never again will people or animalsmuddy those waters with their feet.
14. Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again,and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil,says the Sovereign lord.
15. And when I destroy Egyptand strip you of everything you ownand strike down all your people,then you will know that I am the lord.
16. Yes, this is the funeral songthey will sing for Egypt.Let all the nations mourn.Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes.I, the Sovereign lord, have spoken!”
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.’