The Lord and King says,“ I will send against you the sword of the king of Babylon.

主耶和华如此说：“巴比伦王的刀必临到你。

主耶和华如此说：巴比伦王的刀必临到你。

主耶和华如此说：巴比伦王的刀必临到你。

“主耶和华这样说，‘巴比伦王的刀必来攻击你。

“‘主耶和华这样说：巴比伦王的刀必临到你。

主耶和華如此說：「巴比倫王的刀必臨到你。

主耶和華如此說：巴比倫王的刀必臨到你。

主耶和華如此說：巴比倫王的刀必臨到你。

「主耶和華這樣說，『巴比倫王的刀必來攻擊你。

“‘主耶和華這樣說：巴比倫王的刀必臨到你。

因為主永恆主這麼說：巴比倫王的刀必攻擊你。

主耶和華曰、巴比倫王之刃必及爾、

主耶和華曰、我必使巴比倫王、大興干戈、率列邦所畏之勁旅、以伐埃及滅其威、殺其眾、

主天主如是云、巴比倫王之刃必臨爾、

“‘ For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“‘ The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

“ For thus says the Lord God: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:“ The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you.

“‘ For this is what the Lord GOD says: The sword of Babylon’s king will come against you!

For the Lord God says this:“ The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.

“ For thus says the Lord GOD:‘ The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon you.

For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.

For this is what the Lord God says: The sword of Babylon’s king will come against you!

For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of Babylon shall come upon thee.

“‘ For this is what the sovereign LORD says:“‘ The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.

For the Lord Yahweh says:“ The sword of the king of Babylon will come on you.

I am against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. I will break both his arms. I will break his healthy arm and his broken one. His sword will fall from his hand.I will scatter the people of Egypt among the nations. I will send them to other countries.I will make the arms of the king of Babylon stronger. I will put my sword in his hand. But I will break the arms of Pharaoh. And he will groan in front of Nebuchadnezzar. He will cry out like someone dying from his wounds.I will make the arms of the king of Babylon stronger. But the arms of Pharaoh will not be able to help Egypt. I will put my sword in Nebuchadnezzar’s hand. He will get ready to use it against Egypt. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

I will send Nebuchadnezzar’s sword against Egypt. Cush will suffer terribly. Many will die in Egypt. Then its wealth will be carried away. Its foundations will be torn down.

The Lord and King says,“ From the north I am going to bring Nebuchadnezzar against Tyre. He is the king of Babylon. He is the greatest king of all. He will come with horses and chariots. Horsemen and a great army will be brought along with him.

The nation of Egypt will be put to shame. It will be handed over to the people of the north.”The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ I am about to punish Amon, the god of Thebes. I will also punish Pharaoh. I will punish Egypt and its gods and kings. And I will punish those who depend on Pharaoh.I will hand them over to those who want to kill them. I will give them to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and his officers. But later, many people will live in Egypt again as in times past,” announces the Lord.

Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, was coming to attack Egypt. Here is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about it. He said,

Then tell the Jews,‘ The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,“ I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. And I will set his throne over these stones that are buried here. He will set up his royal tent over them.