3  ^wFor the day is near,

^xthe day of the Lord is near;

it will be ^ya day of clouds,

a time of doom for¹ the nations.

4  ^zA sword shall come upon Egypt,

^aand anguish shall be in ^bCush,

when the slain fall in Egypt,

and ^cher wealth² is carried away,

and ^dher foundations are torn down.

6  “Thus says the Lord:

^gThose who support Egypt shall fall,

and ^hher proud might shall come down;

ⁱfrom Migdol to Syene

they shall fall within her by the sword,

declares the Lord God.

7  ^jAnd they shall be desolated in the midst of desolated countries,

and their cities shall be in the midst of cities that are laid waste.

8  ^kThen they will know that I am the Lord,

when ^lI have set fire to Egypt,

and ^gall her helpers are broken.