²⁸ A few will escape being killed by the sword and will come back to Judah from Egypt. Then, of the people of Judah who came to ·live [sojourn; wander] in Egypt, ·those who are left alive [the remnant] will know ·if my word or their word came true [^Lwhose word will stand, theirs or mine]. ²⁹ I will give you a sign that I will punish you here in this place [^CEgypt],’ says the Lord. ‘When you see it happen, you will know that my ·promises to hurt you will really happen [^Lwords for you will be carried out for harm/evil].’ ³⁰ This is what the Lord says: ‘Hophra king of Egypt [^Calso known as Apries, ruled 587–570 bc] has enemies who ·want to kill him [^Lseek his life]. Soon I will hand him over to his enemies just as I handed Zedekiah king of Judah over to Nebuchadnez-zar king of Babylon, who ·wanted to kill him [^Lsought his life; 39:5–7].’”