Egypt will hiss like a fleeing serpent, for the enemy will advance in force; with axes they will come against her like woodsmen cutting down trees.
Even the cypresses and cedars of Lebanon exult over you: “Since you have been laid low, no woodcutter comes against us.”
You will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostr
Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest h
Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the height
Does an axe raise itself above the one who swings it? Does a saw boast over him who saws with it? It would be like a rod
“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin.
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ear
Behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts will lop off the branches with terrifying power. The tall trees will be cut down, the loft