1 In the tenth year, in the tenth
2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord
4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
5 And I will leave thee
6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I
7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord
9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I
10 Behold, therefore I
11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty years.
12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries
13 Yet thus saith the Lord
14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return
15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.
16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth
17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first
18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord
20 I have given him the land of Egypt
21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I