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11 He and his ruthless army with him will be brought
    to destroy the land.
They’ll draw their swords and attack[a] Egypt,
    filling the land with the dead!
12 I’ll dry up their waterways,
    and evil men will sell off the land.
I’m going to make that land desolate,
    along with everything that’s in it,
and I’m going to use foreigners to do it.
    I, the Lord have spoken!’”

Destruction of Egypt’s Gods

13 “This is what the Lord God says:

‘I will destroy the idols
    and put an end to the images that come from Memphis.
There will no longer be a prince from the land of Egypt,
    and I will terrify the land of Egypt.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 30:11 Lit. swords against

11 He and his army—the most ruthless of nations(A)
    will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
    and fill the land with the slain.(B)
12 I will dry up(C) the waters of the Nile(D)
    and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
    I will lay waste(E) the land and everything in it.

I the Lord have spoken.

13 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will destroy the idols(F)
    and put an end to the images in Memphis.(G)
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,(H)
    and I will spread fear throughout the land.

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