For thussaysthe LordGOD,"The swordof the kingof Babylonwill comeupon you.
and sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Behold,I am going to sendand getNebuchadnezzarthe kingof Babylon,My servant,and I am going to sethis throne[right] overthesestonesthat I have hidden;and he will spreadhis canopyoverthem.
[This is] the messagewhichthe LORDspoketo Jeremiahthe prophetabout the comingof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonto smitethe landof Egypt:
For thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will bringupon Tyrefrom the northNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon,kingof kings,with horses,chariots,cavalryand a greatarmy.
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I will givethe landof Egyptto Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylon.And he will carryoffher wealthand captureher spoiland seizeher plunder;and it will be wagesfor his army.
"A swordwill comeupon Egypt,And anguishwill be in Ethiopia;When the slainfallin Egypt,They takeaway her wealth,And her foundationsare torndown.
therefore I will giveit into the handof a despotof the nations;he will thoroughlydealwith it. According to its wickednessI have drivenit away.
