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The Sovereign Lord said, "I will bring back the people of Israel from the nations where I scattered them, and all the nations will know that I am holy. The people of Israel will live in their own land, the land that I gave to my servant Jacob.

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."

Say that this is what the Sovereign Lord is telling the king of Egypt: I am your enemy, you monster crocodile, lying in the river. You say that the Nile is yours and that you made it.

I am going to put a hook through your jaw and make the fish in your river stick fast to you. Then I will pull you up out of the Nile, with all the fish sticking to you.

Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord ." The Lord says, "The Israelites relied on you Egyptians for support, but you were no better than a weak stick.

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.

Egypt will become an empty wasteland. Then you will know that I am the Lord . "Because you said that the Nile is yours and you made it,

I am your enemy and the enemy of your Nile. I will make all of Egypt an empty wasteland, from the city of Migdol in the north to the city of Aswan in the south, all the way to the Ethiopian border.

Israel will never again depend on them for help. Egypt's fate will remind Israel how wrong it was to rely on them. Then Israel will know that I am the Sovereign Lord ."

So now this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying: I am giving the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar. He will loot and plunder it and carry off all the wealth of Egypt as his army's pay.

I am giving him Egypt in payment for his services, because his army was working for me. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken.

"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 ."

"Mortal man," he said, "prophesy and announce what I, the Sovereign Lord , am saying. You are to shout these words: A day of terror is coming!

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

When I punish Egypt in this way, they will know that I am the Lord ."

Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord , say: I am the enemy of the king of Egypt. I am going to break both his arms—the good one and the one already broken—and the sword will fall from his hand.

I am going to scatter the Egyptians throughout the world.

Yes, I will weaken him and strengthen the king of Babylonia. When I give him my sword and he points it toward Egypt, everyone will know that I am the Lord .

I will scatter the Egyptians throughout the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord ."

When I make Egypt a desolate wasteland and destroy all who live there, they will know that I am the Lord .