The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
He laysthe beamsof His upperchambersin the waters;He makesthe cloudsHis chariot;He walksupon the wingsof the wind;
Let my meditationbe pleasingto Him; As for me, I shall be gladin the LORD.
He bowedthe heavensalso, and camedownWith thickdarknessunderHis feet.
Singto God,singpraisesto His name;Liftup [a song] for Him who ridesthrough the deserts,Whose nameis the LORD,and exultbeforeHim.
For I will gothroughthe landof Egypton that night,and will strikedownallthe firstbornin the landof Egypt,bothmanand beast;and against allthe godsof EgyptI will executejudgments--I am the LORD.
The oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
Thereforeallhandswill falllimp,And everyman'sheartwill melt.
In that daythe Egyptianswill becomelike women,and they will trembleand be in dreadbecauseof the wavingof the handof the LORDof hosts,whichHe is going to waveoverthem.
"Now behold,herecomesa troopof riders,horsemenin pairs."And one said,"Fallen,fallenis Babylon;And allthe imagesof her godsare shatteredon the ground."
Pharaohkingof Egypt,his servants,his princesand allhis people;
"Behold,he goesup like clouds,And his chariotslike the whirlwind;His horsesare swifterthaneagles.Woeto us, for we are ruined!"
provokingMe to angerwith the worksof your hands,burningsacrificesto othergodsin the landof Egypt,whereyou are enteringto reside,sothat you might be cutoffand becomea curseand a reproachamong allthe nationsof the earth?
"Declareand proclaimamong the nations.Proclaimit and liftup a standard.Do not conceal[it but] say,Babylonhas been captured,Belhas beenputto shame,Mardukhas beenshattered;Her imageshave beenputto shame,her idolshave beenshattered.'
"I will punishBelin Babylon,And I will make whathe has swallowedcomeout of his mouth;And the nationswill nolongerstreamto him. Eventhe wallof Babylonhas fallendown!
Thussaysthe LordGOD,"I will also destroythe idolsAnd make the imagesceasefrom Memphis.And there will nolongerbe a princein the landof Egypt;And I will putfearin the landof Egypt.
Egyptwill becomea waste,And Edomwill becomea desolatewilderness,Becauseof the violencedone to the sonsof Judah,In whoselandthey have shedinnocentblood.
The oracleof Nineveh.The bookof the visionof Nahumthe Elkoshite.
The LORDis slowto angerand greatin power,And the LORDwill by nomeansleave[the guilty] unpunished.In whirlwindand stormis His way,And cloudsare the dustbeneath His feet.
"And they will passthrough the sea[of] distressAnd He will strikethe wavesin the sea,So that allthe depthsof the Nilewill dryup; And the prideof Assyriawill be broughtdownAnd the scepterof Egyptwill depart.
Ifthe familyof Egyptdoes not goup or enter,then no[rain will fall] on them; it will be the plaguewith whichthe LORDsmitesthe nationswhodo not goup to celebratethe Feastof Booths.
while the Egyptianswere buryingalltheir firstbornwhomthe LORDhad struckdownamong them. The LORDhad also executedjudgmentson their gods.
"Thereis nonelike the Godof Jeshurun,Who ridesthe heavensto your help,And through the skiesin His majesty.
"When we heard[it], our heartsmeltedand nocourageremainedin anymananylongerbecauseof you; for the LORDyour God,He is Godin heavenaboveand on earthbeneath.
They saidto Joshua,"Surelythe LORDhas givenallthe landinto our hands;moreover,allthe inhabitantsof the landhave meltedawaybeforeus."
and saidto the men,"I knowthat the LORDhas givenyou the land,and that the terrorof you has fallenon us, and that allthe inhabitantsof the landhave meltedawaybeforeyou.
BEHOLD,HE IS COMINGWITH THE CLOUDS,and everyeyewill seeHim, eventhose whopiercedHim; and allthe tribesof the earthwill mournoverHim. Soit is to be. Amen.
