- Now there's a lamentation for Egypt.
- A day of doom is coming for Egypt and Ethiopia as well.
- Egypt's wealth will be taken away and its foundations destroyed.
- Their allies from places like Libya and Arabia will also fall in battle, so this is a warning for Egypt's supporters, too.
Competitive Arm Breaking
- God gets more specific, explaining that King Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian hordes will be doing the destroying.
- God will destroy all of Egypt's idols, making sure it no longer has a prince or ruler. He lists the cities he's going to devastate: Thebes, Memphis, Pathros, Zoan, and others.
- Its "daughter-towns" will be taken captive too. Suburbs, we guess.
- God promises Ezekiel that he'll break both of Pharaoh's arms (he's already broken one). Then, after strengthening Nebuchadnezzar's arms so that he can defeat Pharaoh (who will moan like a mortally wounded person before Nebby) he'll scatter the Egyptians throughout the nations.