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They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

They shave their heads for you And dress themselves in sackcloth. Their hearts are bitter as they weep.

You are gone, gone forever, and merchants all over the world are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate."

I will bring ruthless enemies to attack you. They will destroy all the beautiful things you have acquired by skill and wisdom.

They will kill you and send you to a watery grave.

When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine.

You lived in Eden, the garden of God, and wore gems of every kind: rubies and diamonds; topaz, beryl, carnelian, and jasper; sapphires, emeralds, and garnets. You had ornaments of gold. They were made for you on the day you were created.

You are gone, gone forever, and all the nations that had come to know you are terrified, afraid that they will share your fate."

The Lord said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord ."

They will live there in safety. They will build houses and plant vineyards. I will punish all their neighbors who treated them with scorn, and Israel will be secure. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God."

When they leaned on you, you broke, pierced their armpits, and made them wrench their backs.

Now then, I, the Sovereign Lord , am telling you that I will have troops attack you with swords, and they will kill your people and your animals.

I will make Egypt the most desolate country in the world. For forty years the cities of Egypt will lie in ruins, ruins worse than those of any other city. I will make the Egyptians refugees. They will flee to every country and live among other peoples."

and I will let them live in southern Egypt, their original home. There they will be a weak kingdom,

the weakest kingdom of all, and they will never again rule other nations. I will make them so unimportant that they will not be able to bend any other nation to their will.

"When that happens, I will make the people of Israel strong and let you, Ezekiel, speak out where everyone can hear you, so that they will know that I am the Lord ."

When I set fire to Egypt and all her defenders are killed, then they will know that I am the Lord .

"When that day comes and Egypt is destroyed, I will send messengers in ships to arouse the unsuspecting people of Ethiopia, and they will be terrified. That day is coming!"

He and his ruthless army will come to devastate the land. They will attack Egypt with swords, and the land will be full of corpses.

Darkness will fall on Tahpanhes when I break the power of Egypt and put an end to the strength they were so proud of. A cloud will cover Egypt, and the people of all her cities will be taken prisoner.