⁷ They took hold of you. But you broke under their weight. You tore open their shoulders. The people of Israel leaned on you. But you snapped in two. And their backs were broken.” ’ ”

⁸ So the Lord and King says, “I will send Nebuchadnezzar’s sword against you. He will kill people and animals alike. ⁹ Egypt will become a dry and empty desert. Then your people will know that I am the Lord.

“You said, ‘The Nile River belongs to me. I made it for myself.’