New Living Translation (NLT)
Ezekiel 32
8 I will darken the bright stars overhead and cover your land in darkness. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!
9 “I will disturb many hearts when I bring news of your downfall to distant nations you have never seen.
10 Yes, I will shock many lands, and their kings will be terrified at your fate. They will shudder in fear for their lives as I brandish my sword before them on the day of your fall.
11 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.
12 I will destroy your hordes with the swords of mighty warriors— the terror of the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.
13 I will destroy all your flocks and herds that graze beside the streams. Never again will people or animals muddy those waters with their feet.
14 Then I will let the waters of Egypt become calm again, and they will flow as smoothly as olive oil, says the Sovereign LORD.
15 And when I destroy Egypt and strip you of everything you own and strike down all your people, then you will know that I am the LORD.
16 Yes, this is the funeral song they will sing for Egypt. Let all the nations mourn. Let them mourn for Egypt and its hordes. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
17 On March 17, during the twelfth year, another message came to me from the LORD:
18 “Son of man, weep for the hordes of Egypt and for the other mighty nations. For I will send them down to the world below in company with those who descend to the pit.
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