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"Son of man, speak in My name and say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "Cry in a loud voice, ‘It is bad for that day!'

‘The Lord says, "Those who help Egypt will be killed in battle. The pride of her power will come down. From Migdol to Syene they will be killed by the sword," says the Lord God.

The Lord God says, "I will put an end to Egypt's riches by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.

‘The Lord God says, "I will also destroy the false gods and put an end to the objects of worship in Memphis. There will no longer be a leader in the land of Egypt, so I will put fear in the land.

So the Lord God says, ‘I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt and will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken. And I will make the sword fall from his hand.

‘So the Lord God says, "Because it has grown high with its top among the heavy branches, its heart has become proud,

‘The Lord God says, "When it goes down to the place of the dead, I will make the waters under the ground cover it in sorrow. I will stop its rivers of water and fill Lebanon with sorrow over it. All the trees of the field will waste away because of it.

"Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in beauty and greatness? Yet you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below. You will lie among the sinful, with those who were killed by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his people!"' says the Lord God."

The Lord God says, "Now I will throw My net over you with an army of many nations. They will lift you up in My net.

I will make all the shining lights in the heavens dark over you, and bring darkness upon your land," says the Lord God.

For the Lord God says, "The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

I will make their waters clear and make their rivers flow like oil," says the Lord God.

This is the song of sorrow they will sing. The women of the nations will sing it. They will sing it over Egypt and all her people," says the Lord God.

"When Pharaoh and his army see them, they will be comforted for all his people who were killed by the sword," says the Lord God.

"I spread fear of him in the land of the living, yet Pharaoh and all his people will be laid among the sinful, with those killed by the sword," says the Lord God.

Say to them, ‘As I live,' says the Lord God, ‘I am not pleased when sinful people die. But I am pleased when the sinful turn from their way and live. Turn! Turn from your sinful ways! Why will you die, O people of Israel?'

So tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "You eat meat with the blood in it, and worship your false gods as you kill. Should the land belong to you?

Tell them, ‘The Lord God says, "As I live, those who are in the waste places will be killed by the sword. Whoever is in the open field, I will feed to the wild animals. And those who are in the strong-places and in the caves will die of disease.

When all this comes true, and it will, then they will know that a man of God has been among them."

"Son of man, speak against the shepherds of Israel. Speak in My name and tell those shepherds, ‘The Lord God says, "It is bad for the shepherds of Israel who have been feeding themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flock?