sothe kingof Assyriawill leadawaythe captivesof Egyptand the exilesof Cush,youngand old,nakedand barefootwith buttocksuncovered,to the shameof Egypt.
"Moreover, I will deliverthe Egyptiansinto the handof a cruelmaster,And a mightykingwill ruleover them," declaresthe LordGODof hosts.
"So I Myselfhave alsostrippedyour skirtsoffoveryour face,That your shamemay be seen.
"Ifyou sayin your heart,Whyhave thesethingshappenedto me?' Because of the magnitudeof your iniquityYour skirtshave been removedAnd your heelshave been exposed.
I adviseyou to buyfrom Me goldrefinedby firesothat you may become rich,and whitegarmentssothat you may clotheyourself, and [that] the shameof your nakednesswill not be revealed;and eye salveto anointyour eyessothat you may see.
Goon your way,inhabitantof Shaphir,in shamefulnakedness.The inhabitantof Zaanandoes not escape.The lamentationof Beth-ezel:"He will takefrom you its support."
"In Tehaphnehesthe daywill be darkWhen I breaktherethe yokebarsof Egypt.Then the prideof her powerwill ceasein her; A cloudwill coverher, And her daughterswill gointo captivity.
"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.
"Your nakednesswill be uncovered,Your shamealsowill be exposed;I will takevengeanceand will not sparea man."
Therefore the Lordwill afflictthe scalpof the daughtersof Zionwith scabs,And the LORDwill maketheir foreheadsbare."
So HanuntookDavid'sservantsand shavedoffhalfof their beards,and cutofftheir garmentsin the middleas faras their hips,and sentthem away.
"Takethe millstonesand grindmeal.Removeyour veil,stripoffthe skirt,Uncoverthe leg,crossthe rivers.
"Makeyour baggagereadyfor exile,O daughterdwellingin Egypt,For Memphiswill becomea desolation;It will even be burneddown[and] bereftof inhabitants.
"Are you not as the sonsof Ethiopiato Me, O sonsof Israel?"declaresthe LORD."Have I not broughtup Israelfrom the landof Egypt,And the Philistinesfrom Caphtorand the Arameansfrom Kir?
Yetshe became an exile,She wentinto captivity;Alsoher small childrenwere dashedto piecesAt the headof everystreet;They castlotsfor her honorablemen, And allher greatmenwere boundwith fetters.
"You also,O Ethiopians,will be slainby My sword."
So HanuntookDavid'sservantsand shavedthem and cutofftheir garmentsin the middleas faras their hips,and sentthem away.
Yet He alsois wiseand will bringdisasterAnd does not retractHis words,But will ariseagainstthe houseof evildoersAnd againstthe helpof the workersof iniquity.
Now the Egyptiansare menand not God,And their horsesare fleshand not spirit;So the LORDwill stretchout His hand,And he who helpswill stumbleAnd he who is helpedwill fall,And allof them will cometo an endtogether.
