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12 And (A)I will go through the land of Egypt on that night and will strike down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and (B)against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments—(C)I am Yahweh.

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12 And [a]I shall set fire to the houses of the (A)gods of Egypt, and he will burn them and take them captive. So he will (B)wrap himself with the land of Egypt as a shepherd wraps himself with his garment, and he will depart from there safely. 13 He will also shatter the [b]sacred pillars of [c]Heliopolis, which is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of Egypt he will burn with fire.”’”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:12 Some ancient versions He will set
  2. Jeremiah 43:13 Or obelisks
  3. Jeremiah 43:13 The house of the sun-god; Heb Beth-shemesh

13 ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,

“I will also (A)destroy the idols
And make the [a]images cease from [b](B)Memphis.
And there will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt;
And I will put fear in the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:13 Or futile ones
  2. Ezekiel 30:13 Heb Noph

11 Yahweh will be (A)fearsome to them, for He will [a]starve (B)all the gods of the earth; and all the (C)coastlands of the nations will (D)bow down to Him, everyone from his own place.

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Footnotes

  1. Zephaniah 2:11 Lit make lean