1. The word of the Lord came to me:
2. “Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says the Lord God: “Wail, ‘Alas for the day!’
3. For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near;it will be a day of clouds,a time of doom for the nations.
4. A sword shall come upon Egypt, and anguish shall be in Cush,when the slain fall in Egypt,and her wealth is carried away,and her foundations are torn down.