The Lord God showed me this: He was forming a swarm of locusts at the time the spring crop first began to sprout #– #after the cutting of the king’s hay.
But as for the nation that will put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave it in its own land, and that nation will cultivate it and reside in it. This is the Lord’s declaration.’ ” ’
On that day – this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies – I will break his yoke from your neck and tear off your chains, and strangers will never again enslave him.
The day will be dark in Tehaphnehes, when I break the yoke of Egypt there and its proud strength comes to an end in the city. A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes, and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made iron horns and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.” ’