Zephaniah 2:12

New American Bible - revised edition

You too, O Cushites, shall be slain by the sword of the Lord.

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Rise, O Lord, confront and cast them down; rescue my soul from the wicked.

Ah! Assyria, the rod of my wrath, the staff I wield in anger.

They come from a far-off country, and from the end of the heavens, The Lord and the instruments of his wrath, to destroy all the land.

Then the Lord said: Just as my servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and portent against Egypt and Ethiopia,

For I, the Lord, am your God, the Holy One of Israel, your savior. I give Egypt as ransom for you, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you.

I will, however, strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand so he can bring it against Egypt for plunder and pillage.