The Burden against Egypt 1 WBS The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. BSB BSB: This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
2 WBS And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. BSB BSB: “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 WBS And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of her, and I will destroy her counsel: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. BSB BSB: Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.
4 WBS And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. BSB BSB: I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
5 WBS And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the rivers shall be wasted and dried up. BSB BSB: The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
6 WBS And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. BSB BSB: The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.
7 WBS The paper-reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more . BSB BSB: The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
8 WBS The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. BSB BSB: Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
9 WBS Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave net-works shall be confounded. BSB BSB: The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
10 WBS And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. BSB BSB: The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
11 WBS Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? BSB BSB: The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
12 WBS Where are they? where are thy wise men ? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. BSB BSB: Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
13 WBS The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the support of its tribes. BSB BSB: The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
14 WBS The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of it: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work of it, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. BSB BSB: The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.
15 WBS Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may perform. BSB BSB: There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm or reed.
A Blessing upon the Earth 16 WBS In that day shall Egypt be like women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. BSB BSB: In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
17 WBS And the land of Judah shall be a terror to Egypt, every one that maketh mention of it shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. BSB BSB: The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.
18 WBS In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. BSB BSB: In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
19 WBS In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to the LORD. BSB BSB: In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border.
20 WBS And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a savior, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. BSB BSB: It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.
21 WBS And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yes, they shall vow a vow to the LORD, and perform it . BSB BSB: The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
22 WBS And the LORD will smite Egypt: he will smite and heal it : and they shall return even to the LORD, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them. BSB BSB: And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.
23 WBS In that day shall there be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. BSB BSB: In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
24 WBS In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: BSB BSB: In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.
25 WBS Whom the LORD of hosts will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance. BSB BSB: The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.