1. God’s Messages through the prophet Jeremiah regarding the godless nations.
10. “But it’s not your day. It’s the Master’s, me, God-of-the-Angel-Armies—the day when I have it out with my enemies,The day when Sword puts an end to my enemies,when Sword exacts vengeance.I, the Master, God-of-the-Angel-Armies,will pile them on an altar—a huge sacrifice!—In the great north country,along the mighty Euphrates.
11-12. “Oh, virgin Daughter Egypt,climb into the mountains of Gilead, get healing balm.You will vainly collect medicines,for nothing will be able to cure what ails you.The whole world will hear your anguished cries.Your wails fill the earth,As soldier falls against soldierand they all go down in a heap.”
13. The Message that God gave to the prophet Jeremiah when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon was on his way to attack Egypt:
14. “Tell Egypt, alert Migdol,post warnings in Noph and Tahpanhes:‘Wake up! Be prepared!War’s coming!’
15-19. “Why will your bull-god Apis run off?Because God will drive him off.Your ragtag army will fall to pieces.The word is passing through the ranks,‘Let’s get out of here while we still can.Let’s head for home and save our skins.’When they get home they’ll nickname Pharaoh‘Big-Talk-Bad-Luck.’As sure as I am the living God”—the King’s Decree, God-of-the-Angel-Armies is his name—“A conqueror is coming: like Tabor, singular among mountains;like Carmel, jutting up from the sea!So pack your bags for exile,you coddled daughters of Egypt,For Memphis will soon be nothing,a vacant lot grown over with weeds.