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24 The daughter of Egypt will be ashamed,
    she will be given into the hand of the people of the north.”

25 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, said, “Look, I am going to punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, and her gods, and her kings, even Pharaoh and those who trust in him. 26 And I will give them into the hand of the seekers of their lives,[a] and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and into the hand of his troops. But afterward[b] it will be inhabited, as in days of old,” declares[c] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:26 Hebrew “life”
  2. Jeremiah 46:26 Literally “after thus”
  3. Jeremiah 46:26 Literally “a declaration of”

24 Daughter Egypt will be put to shame,
    given into the hands of the people of the north.(A)

25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes,(B) on Pharaoh,(C) on Egypt and her gods(D) and her kings, and on those who rely(E) on Pharaoh. 26 I will give them into the hands(F) of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king(G) of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited(H) as in times past,” declares the Lord.

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