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The cities of Syria will be deserted forever. They will be a pasture for sheep and cattle, and no one will drive them away.

When that day comes, people will turn for help to their Creator, the holy God of Israel.

They will no longer rely on the altars they made with their own hands, or trust in their own handiwork—symbols of the goddess Asherah and altars for burning incense.

Listen, everyone who lives on earth! Look for a signal flag to be raised on the mountaintops! Listen for the blowing of the bugle!

The Lord says, "I will stir up civil war in Egypt and turn brother against brother and neighbor against neighbor. Rival cities will fight each other, and rival kings will struggle for power.

I am going to frustrate the plans of the Egyptians and destroy their morale. They will ask their idols to help them, and they will go and consult mediums and ask the spirits of the dead for advice.

King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the Lord Almighty has for Egypt.

The people of Egypt will be terrified of Judah every time they are reminded of the fate that the Lord Almighty has prepared for them.

They will be symbols of the Lord Almighty's presence in Egypt. When the people there are oppressed and call out to the Lord for help, he will send someone to rescue them.

When Ashdod was captured, the Lord said, "My servant Isaiah has been going around naked and barefoot for three years. This is a sign of what will happen to Egypt and Ethiopia.

My head is spinning, and I am trembling with fear. I had been longing for evening to come, but it has brought me nothing but terror.

In the vision a banquet is ready; rugs are spread for the guests to sit on. They are eating and drinking. Suddenly the command rings out: "Officers! Prepare your shields!"

This is a time of panic, defeat, and confusion in the Valley of Vision, and the Sovereign Lord Almighty has sent it on us. The walls of our city have been battered down, and cries for help have echoed among the hills.

"Who do you think you are? What right do you have to carve a tomb for yourself out of the rocky hillside?

The Lord said to Shebna, "When that happens, I will send for my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah.

A time is coming when Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the lifetime of a king. When those years are over, Tyre will be like the prostitute in the song:

So God has pronounced a curse on the earth. Its people are paying for what they have done. Fewer and fewer remain alive.

In the city everything is in chaos, and people lock themselves in their houses for safety.

Those who survive will sing for joy. Those in the West will tell how great the Lord is,

From the most distant parts of the world we will hear songs in praise of Israel, the righteous nation. But there is no hope for me! I am wasting away! Traitors continue to betray, and their treachery grows worse and worse.