6. Let not the swift flee away,nor the mighty man escape;they will stumble and falltowards the north by the River Euphrates.
7. Who is this that comes up as the Nile,whose waters surge about as the rivers?
8. Egypt rises up like the Nile,and his waters surge about like the rivers.And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.
9. Come up, O horses,and rage, O chariots!And let the mighty men come forth:the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
10. For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts,a day of vengeance, so that He may avenge Himself of His adversaries.And the sword will devour;and it will be satiated and made drunk with their blood;for the Lord God of Hosts has a slaughterin the north country by the River Euphrates.
11. Go up into Gilead and take balm,O virgin daughter of Egypt;in vain you shall use many medicines,for you will not be cured.
12. The nations have heard of your shame,and your cry has filled the land;for the mighty man has stumbled over the mighty,and they both have fallen together.
13. The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming to strike the land of Egypt.
14. Declare in Egypt and publish in Migdol,and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes;say, “Stand fast and prepare yourself,for the sword will devour those about you.”
15. Why have your valiant men become prostrate?They do not stand because the Lord has thrust them down.
16. He made many to fall.Indeed, each one has fallen upon another.Then they said, “Arise and let us go backto our own people and to the land of our nativity,away from the oppressing sword.”
17. They cried there,“Pharaoh king of Egypt is a tumult.He has let the time appointed pass by!”
18. As I live, says the Kingwhose name is the Lord of Hosts,surely as Tabor is among the mountains,and as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.