The Message

Ezekiel 30:13-19-21 The Message (MSG)

13-19. “‘And now this is what God, the Master, says:“‘I’ll smash all the no-god idols;I’ll topple all those huge statues in Memphis.The prince of Egypt will be gone for good,and in his place I’ll put fear—fear throughout Egypt!I’ll demolish Pathros,burn Zoan to the ground, and punish Thebes,Pour my wrath on Pelusium, Egypt’s fort,and knock Thebes off its proud pedestal.I’ll set Egypt on fire:Pelusium will writhe in pain,Thebes blown away,Memphis raped.The young warriors of On and Pi-besethwill be killed and the cities exiled.A dark day for Tahpanheswhen I shatter Egypt,When I break Egyptian powerand put an end to her arrogant oppression!She’ll disappear in a cloud of dust,her cities hauled off as exiles.That’s how I’ll punish Egypt,and that’s how she’ll realize that I am God.’”

20. In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, God’s Message came to me:

21. “Son of man, I’ve broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And look! It hasn’t been set. No splint has been put on it so the bones can knit and heal, so he can use a sword again.