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| [1]And in the twelfth year in the twelfth month, and in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, |
[1]And in the twelfth year in the twelfth month, and in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, |
| [2]Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a lion of the nations and art as a dragon in the sea: thou castest out thy rivers and troublest the waters with thy feet, and stampest in their rivers. |
[2]Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a lion of the nations and art as a dragon in the sea: thou castest out thy rivers and troublest the waters with thy feet, and stampest in their rivers. |
| [3]Thus saith the Lord God, I will therefore spread my net over thee with a great multitude of people, and they shall make thee come up into my net. |
[3]Thus saith the Lord God, I will therefore spread my net over thee with a great multitude of people, and they shall make thee come up into my net. |
| [4]Then will I leave thee upon the land, and I will cast thee upon the open field, and I will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill all the beasts of the field with thee. |
[4]Then will I leave thee upon the land, and I will cast thee upon the open field, and I will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill all the beasts of the field with thee. |
| [5]And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thine height. |
[5]And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thine height. |
| [6]I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains, and the rivers shall be full of thee. |
[6]I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains, and the rivers shall be full of thee. |
| [7]And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. |
[7]And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark: I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light. |
| [8]All the lights of heaven will I make dark for thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. |
[8]All the lights of heaven will I make dark for thee, and bring darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. |
| [9]I will also trouble the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations and upon the countries which thou hast not known. |
[9]I will also trouble the hearts of many people, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations and upon the countries which thou hast not known. |
| [10]Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be astonished with fear for thee, when I shall make my sword to glitter against their faces, and they shall be afraid at every moment: every man for his own life in the day of thy fall. |
[10]Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be astonished with fear for thee, when I shall make my sword to glitter against their faces, and they shall be afraid at every moment: every man for his own life in the day of thy fall. |
| [11]For thus saith the Lord God, The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. |
[11]For thus saith the Lord God, The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee. |
| [12]By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall: they all shall be terrible nations, and they shall destroy the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be consumed. |
[12]By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall: they all shall be terrible nations, and they shall destroy the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude thereof shall be consumed. |
| [13]I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from the great watersides, neither shall the foot of man trouble them anymore, nor the hooves of beast trouble them. |
[13]I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from the great watersides, neither shall the foot of man trouble them anymore, nor the hooves of beast trouble them. |
| [14]Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God. |
[14]Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God. |
| [15]When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country with all that is therein, shall be laid waste: when I shall smite all them which dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the Lord. |
[15]When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the country with all that is therein, shall be laid waste: when I shall smite all them which dwell therein, then shall they know that I am the Lord. |
| [16]This is the mourning wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord God. |
[16]This is the mourning wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord God. |
| [17]In the twelfth year also in the fifteenth day of the month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, |
[17]In the twelfth year also in the fifteenth day of the month, came the word of the Lord unto me, saying, |
| [18]Son of man, lament for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even them and the daughters of the mighty nations unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. |
[18]Son of man, lament for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even them and the daughters of the mighty nations unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. |
| [19]Whom dost thou pass in beauty? Go down and sleep with the uncircumcised. |
[19]Whom dost thou pass in beauty? Go down and sleep with the uncircumcised. |
| [20]They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her down, and all her multitude. |
[20]They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her down, and all her multitude. |
| [21]The most mighty and strong shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help her: they are gone down and sleep with the uncircumcised that be slain by the sword. |
[21]The most mighty and strong shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help her: they are gone down and sleep with the uncircumcised that be slain by the sword. |
| [22]Assyria is there and all his company: their graves are about him: all they are slain and fallen by the sword. |
[22]Assyria is there and all his company: their graves are about him: all they are slain and fallen by the sword. |
| [23]Whose graves are made in the side of the pit, and his multitude are round about his grave: all they are slain and fallen by the sword, which caused fear to be in the land of the living. |
[23]Whose graves are made in the side of the pit, and his multitude are round about his grave: all they are slain and fallen by the sword, which caused fear to be in the land of the living. |
| [24]There is Elam and all his multitude round about his grave: all they are slain and fallen by the sword which are gone down with the uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused themselves to be feared in the land of the living, yet have they born their shame with them that are gone down to the pit. |
[24]There is Elam and all his multitude round about his grave: all they are slain and fallen by the sword which are gone down with the uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused themselves to be feared in the land of the living, yet have they born their shame with them that are gone down to the pit. |
| [25]They have made his bed in the midst of the slain with all his multitude: their graves are round about him: all these uncircumcised are slain by the sword: though they have caused their fear in the land of the living, yet have they born their shame with them that go down to the pit: they are laid in the midst of them, that be slain. |
[25]They have made his bed in the midst of the slain with all his multitude: their graves are round about him: all these uncircumcised are slain by the sword: though they have caused their fear in the land of the living, yet have they born their shame with them that go down to the pit: they are laid in the midst of them, that be slain. |
| [26]There is Meshech, Tubal, and all their multitude, their graves are round about them: all these uncircumcised were slain by the sword, though they caused their fear to be in the land of the living. |
[26]There is Meshech, Tubal, and all their multitude, their graves are round about them: all these uncircumcised were slain by the sword, though they caused their fear to be in the land of the living. |
| [27]And they shall not lie with the valiant of the uncircumcised, that are fallen, which are gone down to the grave, with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquity shall be upon their bones: because they were the fear of the mighty in the land of the living. |
[27]And they shall not lie with the valiant of the uncircumcised, that are fallen, which are gone down to the grave, with their weapons of war, and have laid their swords under their heads, but their iniquity shall be upon their bones: because they were the fear of the mighty in the land of the living. |
| [28]Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and lie with them that are slain by the sword. |
[28]Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised, and lie with them that are slain by the sword. |
| [29]There is Edom, his kings, and all his princes, which with their strength are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall sleep with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. |
[29]There is Edom, his kings, and all his princes, which with their strength are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall sleep with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit. |
| [30]There be all the princes of the north, with all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain, with their fear: they are ashamed of their strength, and the uncircumcised sleep with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. |
[30]There be all the princes of the north, with all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain, with their fear: they are ashamed of their strength, and the uncircumcised sleep with them that be slain by the sword, and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit. |
| [31]Pharaoh shall see them, and he shall be comforted over all his multitude: Pharaoh, and all his army shall be slain by the sword, saith the Lord God. |
[31]Pharaoh shall see them, and he shall be comforted over all his multitude: Pharaoh, and all his army shall be slain by the sword, saith the Lord God. |
| [32]For I have caused my fear to be in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them, that are slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. |
[32]For I have caused my fear to be in the land of the living: and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with them, that are slain by the sword, even Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the Lord God. |