“Prepare buckler and shield, and advance for battle!
They prepare the table, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink. Arise, O princes; oil the shield!
Draw water for the siege; strengthen your forts; go into the clay; tread the mortar; take hold of the brick mold!
The scatterer has come up against you. Man the ramparts; watch the road; dress for battle; collect all your strength.
Proclaim this among the nations: Consecrate for war; stir up the mighty men. Let all the men of war draw near; let them come up.
“Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; proclaim in Memphis and Tahpanhes; say, ‘Stand ready and be prepared, for the sword shall devour around you.’