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“Son of man, prophesy. Say, ‘The Lord and King says,

“ ‘ “Cry out,
    ‘A terrible day is coming!’
The day is near.
    The day of the Lord is coming.
It will be a cloudy day.
    The nations have been sentenced to die.
I will send Nebuchadnezzar’s sword against Egypt.
    Cush will suffer terribly.
Many will die in Egypt.
    Then its wealth will be carried away.
    Its foundations will be torn down.

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“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Wail(A) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
For the day is near,(B)
    the day of the Lord(C) is near—
a day of clouds,
    a time of doom for the nations.
A sword will come against Egypt,(D)
    and anguish will come upon Cush.[a](E)
When the slain fall in Egypt,
    her wealth will be carried away
    and her foundations torn down.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9