"Makeyour baggagereadyfor exile,O daughterdwellingin Egypt,For Memphiswill becomea desolation;It will even be burneddown[and] bereftof inhabitants.
The princesof Zoanhave actedfoolishly,The princesof Memphisare deluded;[Those who are] the cornerstoneof her tribesHave ledEgyptastray.
sothe kingof Assyriawill leadawaythe captivesof Egyptand the exilesof Cush,youngand old,nakedand barefootwith buttocksuncovered,to the shameof Egypt.
"Whyhave you prophesiedin the nameof the LORDsaying,'Thishousewill be like Shilohand thiscitywill be desolate,withoutinhabitant?"And allthe peoplegatheredaboutJeremiahin the houseof the LORD.
Behold,I am going to command,'declaresthe LORD,'and I will bringthem backto thiscity;and they will fightagainstit and takeit and burnit with fire;and I will makethe citiesof Judaha desolationwithoutinhabitant.'"
The wordthat cameto Jeremiahfor allthe Jewslivingin the landof Egypt,those who were livingin Migdol,Tahpanhes,Memphis,and the landof Pathros,saying,
"Declarein Egyptand proclaimin Migdol,Proclaimalso in Memphisand Tahpanhes;Say,'Takeyour standand getyourself ready,For the swordhas devouredthose aroundyou.'
"Comedownfrom your gloryAnd siton the parchedground,O daughterdwellingin Dibon,For the destroyerof Moabhas comeup against you, He has ruinedyour strongholds.
"A man'sfootwill not passthrough it, and the footof a beastwill not passthrough it, and it will not be inhabitedfor fortyyears.
"So I will makethe landof Egypta desolationin the midstof desolatedlands.And her cities,in the midstof citiesthat are laidwaste,will be desolatefortyyears;and I will scatterthe Egyptiansamong the nationsand dispersethem among the lands."
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.
For behold,they will gobecauseof destruction;Egyptwill gatherthem up, Memphiswill burythem. Weedswill takeovertheir treasuresof silver;Thorns[will be] in their tents.
Woeto the inhabitantsof the seacoast,The nationof the Cherethites!The wordof the LORDis againstyou, O Canaan,landof the Philistines;And I will destroyyou Sothat therewill be noinhabitant.
