Ezekiel 30

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 The word of the LORD came to me:	1 Thus the word of the LORD came to me:
2 "Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'	2 Son of man, speak this prophecy: Thus says the Lord GOD: Cry, Oh, the day!
3 For the day is near, the day of the LORD is near; it will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.	3 for near is the day, near is the day of the LORD; a day of clouds, doomsday for the nations shall it be.
4 A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt, and her wealth is carried away, and her foundations are torn down.	4 Then a sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain fall in Egypt, when her riches are seized and her foundations are overthrown.
5 Ethiopia, and Put, and Lud, and all Arabia, and Libya, and the people of the land that is in league, shall fall with them by the sword.	5 Ethiopia, Put, Lud, all Arabia, Libya, and people of the allied territory shall fall by the sword with them.
6 "Thus says the LORD: Those who support Egypt shall fall, and her proud might shall come down; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall within her by the sword, says the Lord GOD.	6 Those who support Egypt shall fall, and down shall come her proud strength; from Migdol to Syene they shall fall there by the sword, says the Lord GOD.
7 And she shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries and her cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.	7 She shall be the most devastated of lands, and her cities shall be the most desolate of all.
8 Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.	8 Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I set fire to Egypt and when all who help her are broken.
9 "On that day swift messengers shall go forth from me to terrify the unsuspecting Ethiopians; and anguish shall come upon them on the day of Egypt's doom; for, lo, it comes!	9 On that day messengers shall hasten forth at my command to terrify unsuspecting Ethiopia; they shall be in anguish on the day of Egypt, which is surely coming.
10 "Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to the wealth of Egypt, by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon.	10 Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to the throngs of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
11 He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, shall be brought in to destroy the land; and they shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.	11 He and his people with him, the most ruthless of nations, shall be brought in to devastate the land. They shall draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the slain.
12 And I will dry up the Nile, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; I, the LORD, have spoken.	12 I will turn the Niles into dry land and sell the land over to the power of the wicked. The land and everything in it I will hand over to foreigners to devastate. I, the LORD, have spoken.
13 "Thus says the Lord GOD: I will destroy the idols, and put an end to the images, in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; so I will put fear in the land of Egypt.	13 Thus says the Lord GOD: I will put an end to the great ones of Memphis and the princes of the land of Egypt, that they may be no more. I will cast fear into the land of Egypt, and devastate Pathros.
14 I will make Pathros a desolation, and will set fire to Zoan, and will execute acts of judgment upon Thebes.	14 I will set fire to Zoan, and inflict punishments on Thebes.
15 And I will pour my wrath upon Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of Thebes.	15 I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium, Egypt's stronghold, and cut down the crowds in Memphis.
16 And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and its walls broken down.	16 I will set fire to Egypt; Syene shall writhe in anguish; Thebes shall be breached and its walls shall be demolished.
17 The young men of On and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword; and the women shall go into captivity.	17 The young men of On and of Pibeseth shall fall by the sword, and the cities themselves shall go into captivity.
18 At Tehaphnehes the day shall be dark, when I break there the dominion of Egypt, and her proud might shall come to an end; she shall be covered by a cloud, and her daughters shall go into captivity.	18 In Tehaphnehes the day shall be darkened when I break the scepter of Egypt. Her haughty pride shall cease from her, clouds shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.
19 Thus I will execute acts of judgment upon Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD."	19 Thus will I inflict punishments on Egypt, that they may know that I am the LORD.
20 In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:	20 On the seventh day of the first month in the eleventh year, the word of the LORD came to me:
21 "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and lo, it has not been bound up, to heal it by binding it with a bandage, so that it may become strong to wield the sword.	21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and see, it has not been bound up with bandages and healing remedies that it may be strong enough to hold the sword.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, both the strong arm and the one that was broken; and I will make the sword fall from his hand.	22 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: See! I am coming at Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. I will break his strong arm, so that the sword drops from his hand.
23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them throughout the lands.	23 I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and strew them over foreign lands.
24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand; but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a man mortally wounded.	24 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand, which he will bring against Egypt so as to plunder and pillage it.
25 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh shall fall; and they shall know that I am the LORD. When I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon, he shall stretch it out against the land of Egypt;	25 (I will make the arms of the king of Babylon strong, but the arms of Pharaoh shall drop.) Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I put my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon for him to wield against the land of Egypt.
26 and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD."	26 (I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and strew them over foreign lands.) Thus they shall know that I am the LORD.