“‘Wail^(A) and say,
    “Alas for that day!”
³ 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.
⁴ 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)