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Jeremiah 44

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¹ They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the LORD their God."'"

² In the tenth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin by the king of Babylon], in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

³ Son of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. Speak and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, [Boastfully] declaring, 'My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.'

⁴ "I will put hooks in your jaws And [I will] make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. And I will pull you up from the midst of your rivers, And all the fish of your rivers will stick to your scales.

⁵ "I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; You will fall on the open field; and you will not be gathered up or buried. I have given you as food to the [wild] animals of the earth and the birds of the sky.

⁶ "And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD, Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.

⁷ "When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand, You broke and tore apart their hands; When they leaned on you, You broke and strained their backs."

⁸ 'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am going to bring a sword on you and cut off (destroy) both man and animal,

⁹ and the land of Egypt will be a desolation and a wasteland. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD. "Because you said, 'The Nile is mine and I have made it,'

¹⁰ behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern][1] Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia (Cush).

¹¹ No man's foot will pass through it, no animal's foot will pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years.

¹² So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands."

¹³ 'For thus says the Lord GOD, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.

¹⁴ I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.

¹⁵ It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will[2] never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations.

¹⁶ And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord GOD."'"

¹⁷ In the twenty-seventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

¹⁸ Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army[3] work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier's] head became[4] bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].

¹⁹ Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it shall be the wages for his army.

²⁰ I have given him the land of Egypt for the hard work which he did [against Tyre], because they did it for Me," says the Lord GOD.

²¹ "In that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them, and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD [when I renew their strength]."

²² The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

²³ "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'

²⁴ "For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, It will be a cloudy day; A time of doom for the nations.

²⁵ "A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish and trembling will be in Ethiopia (Cush), When the slain fall in Egypt And they [of Babylon] carry away her great mass of people and her riches And her foundations are torn down.

²⁶ Ethiopia (Cush), Put, Lud, all[1] Arabia, Libya (Cub) and the people of the land of the covenant [the Jews who had taken refuge in Egypt] will fall with the Egyptians by the sword."

²⁷ 'Thus says the LORD, "Those who uphold and support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol [in the north] to Syene [in the south] They will fall within her by the sword," Says the Lord GOD.

²⁸ "And they will be desolate In the midst of countries that are desolated; And her cities will be Among cities that are devastated [by plunder and slavery].

²⁹ "And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are shattered and destroyed.

³⁰ On that day [swift] messengers will go from Me in ships to frighten the careless and unsuspecting Ethiopians, and there will be anguish and trembling in them as in the day of [judgment for] Egypt; for behold, it is coming!"

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1	They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the LORD their God."'"
2	In the tenth year [of the captivity of King Jehoiachin by the king of Babylon], in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
3	Son of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. Speak and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, [Boastfully] declaring, 'My Nile is my own, and I have made it for myself.'
4	"I will put hooks in your jaws And [I will] make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales. And I will pull you up from the midst of your rivers, And all the fish of your rivers will stick to your scales.
5	"I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers; You will fall on the open field; and you will not be gathered up or buried. I have given you as food to the [wild] animals of the earth and the birds of the sky.
6	"And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD, Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.
7	"When they (Israel) grasped you (Egypt) by the hand, You broke and tore apart their hands; When they leaned on you, You broke and strained their backs."
8	'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am going to bring a sword on you and cut off (destroy) both man and animal,
9	and the land of Egypt will be a desolation and a wasteland. And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD. "Because you said, 'The Nile is mine and I have made it,'
10	behold (hear this), therefore, I am against you and against your rivers (the Nile, its tributaries), and I will make the land of Egypt a complete waste and a desolation, from [northern] Migdol to [southern][1] Syene, even as far as the border of Ethiopia (Cush).
11	No man's foot will pass through it, no animal's foot will pass through it, and it will not be inhabited for forty years.
12	So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation [plundered and ruined] among desolated lands; and her cities, among cities that are laid waste, will be desolate forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and [I will] disperse them through the lands."
13	'For thus says the Lord GOD, "At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations among whom they were scattered.
14	I will reverse the fortunes of Egypt [as I will that of Israel] and cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they will be a lowly kingdom.
15	It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will[2] never again exalt itself above the nations; I will diminish the Egyptians so they will never again rule over the nations.
16	And Egypt will never again have the confidence of the house of Israel; their wickedness will be remembered whenever Israel looks toward them [for help]. Then they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord GOD."'"
17	In the twenty-seventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the first of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
18	Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army[3] work hard [at My command] against Tyre; every [soldier's] head became[4] bald and every shoulder was worn and peeled [from carrying loads of dirt and stones for siege works]. Yet he had no wages from Tyre [in proportion to the time and labor expended during the siege], either for himself or his army, for the work that he had done against it [for Me].
19	Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And he will carry off her wealth and capture her spoil and seize her plunder; and it shall be the wages for his army.
20	I have given him the land of Egypt for the hard work which he did [against Tyre], because they did it for Me," says the Lord GOD.
21	"In that day I will make a horn sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them, and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD [when I renew their strength]."
22	The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
23	"Son of man, prophesy and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Wail, 'Alas for the day!'
24	"For the day is near, Even the day of the LORD is near, It will be a cloudy day; A time of doom for the nations.
25	"A sword will come upon Egypt, And anguish and trembling will be in Ethiopia (Cush), When the slain fall in Egypt And they [of Babylon] carry away her great mass of people and her riches And her foundations are torn down.
26	Ethiopia (Cush), Put, Lud, all[1] Arabia, Libya (Cub) and the people of the land of the covenant [the Jews who had taken refuge in Egypt] will fall with the Egyptians by the sword."
27	'Thus says the LORD, "Those who uphold and support Egypt will fall And the pride of her power will come down; From Migdol [in the north] to Syene [in the south] They will fall within her by the sword," Says the Lord GOD.
28	"And they will be desolate In the midst of countries that are desolated; And her cities will be Among cities that are devastated [by plunder and slavery].
29	"And they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD, When I have set a fire in Egypt And all her helpers are shattered and destroyed.
30	On that day [swift] messengers will go from Me in ships to frighten the careless and unsuspecting Ethiopians, and there will be anguish and trembling in them as in the day of [judgment for] Egypt; for behold, it is coming!"

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