Isaiah 19:1-3

New International Reader's Version

The Lord is coming to Egypt.
    He’s riding on a cloud that moves very fast.
The statues of the gods in Egypt tremble with fear because of him.
    The hearts of the people there melt with fear.

² The Lord says, “I will stir up one Egyptian against another.
    Relatives will fight against relatives.
    Neighbors will fight against one another.
Cities will fight against cities.
    Kingdoms will fight against one another.
³ The people of Egypt will lose hope.
    I will keep them from doing what they plan to do.
They will ask their gods for advice.
    They will turn to the spirits of dead people for help.
They will go to people who get messages from those who have died.
    They will ask for advice from people who talk to the spirits of the dead.