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11 The Lord and King says,

“I will send against you
    the sword of the king of Babylon.
12 I will destroy your huge army.
    They will be killed by the swords
    of Babylon’s mighty soldiers.
The soldiers will not show them any pity.
    They will bring Egypt down in all its pride.
    Its huge armies will be thrown down.
13 I will destroy all its cattle
    from the places where they have plenty of water.
Human feet will never stir up the water again.
    The hooves of cattle will not make it muddy anymore.

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11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘The sword(A) of the king of Babylon(B)
    will come against you.(C)
12 I will cause your hordes to fall
    by the swords of mighty men—
    the most ruthless of all nations.(D)
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
    and all her hordes will be overthrown.(E)
13 I will destroy all her cattle
    from beside abundant waters
no longer to be stirred by the foot of man
    or muddied by the hooves of cattle.(F)

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