"Moreover, I will deliverthe Egyptiansinto the handof a cruelmaster,And a mightykingwill ruleover them," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
And You have not givenme overinto the handof the enemy;You have setmy feetin a largeplace.
"So I will inciteEgyptiansagainst Egyptians;And they will eachfightagainst his brotherand eachagainst his neighbor,Cityagainst city[and] kingdomagainst kingdom.
And the LORDsaid,"Evenas My servantIsaiahhas gonenakedand barefootthreeyearsas a signand tokenagainstEgyptand Cush,
sothe kingof Assyriawill leadawaythe captivesof Egyptand the exilesof Cush,youngand old,nakedand barefootwith buttocksuncovered,to the shameof Egypt.
"I shall givethem over to the powerof those who are seekingtheir lives,even into the handof Nebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonand into the handof his officers.Afterwards,however, it will be inhabitedas in the daysof old,"declaresthe LORD.
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.
"Moreover, I will makethe NilecanalsdryAnd sellthe landinto the handsof evilmen.And I will makethe landdesolateAnd allthat is in it, By the handof strangers;I the LORDhave spoken."
Yetshe became an exile,She wentinto captivity;Alsoher small childrenwere dashedto piecesAt the headof everystreet;They castlotsfor her honorablemen, And allher greatmenwere boundwith fetters.
When it was toldSaulthat Davidhad cometo Keilah,Saulsaid,"Godhas deliveredhim into my hand,for he shuthimself in by enteringa citywith double gatesand bars."
