And he heard it said concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, He has come out to make war with you. And when he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
In their sight shall you carry them upon your shoulders, and carry them out in the twilight: you shall cover your face, so that you do not see the ground: for I have set you as a sign to the house of Israel.
And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.
Thus says the LORD; Those also who uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, says the Lord GOD.
Moreover take to yourself an iron pan, and set it as a wall of iron between you and the city: and set your face against it, and it shall be besieged, and you shall lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you, and your companions that sit before you: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.
According to the number of the days in which you searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall you bear your iniquities, even forty years, and you shall know the breaking of my promise.