| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 1In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me: |
| 2“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. | 2"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. |
| 3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ | 3Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile belongs to me; I made it for myself." |
| 4But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. | 4But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales. |
| 5I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air. | 5I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the sky. |
| 6Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. | 6Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "'You have been a staff of reed for the people of Israel. |
| 7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. | 7When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched. |
| 8Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will bring a sword against you and cut off from you man and beast. | 8"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast. |
| 9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’ | 9Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "'Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it," |
| 10therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush. | 10therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush. |
| 11No foot of man or beast will pass through, and it will be uninhabited for forty years. | 11The foot of neither man nor beast will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years. |
| 12I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and her cities will lie desolate for forty years among the ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the countries. | 12I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. |
| 13For this is what the Lord GOD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations to which they were scattered. | 13"'Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered. |
| 14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom. | 14I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom. |
| 15Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the nations. For I will diminish Egypt so that it will never again rule over the nations. | 15It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations. |
| 16Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.” | 16Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'" |
| 17In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, | 17In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me: |
| 18“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it. | 18"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre. |
| 19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who will carry off its wealth, seize its spoil, and remove its plunder. This will be the wages for his army. | 19Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army. |
| 20I have given him the land of Egypt as the reward for his labor, because it was done for Me, declares the Lord GOD. | 20I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD. |
| 21In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” | 21"On that day I will make a horn grow for the Israelites, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD." |
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