“Egypt shall be desolated

Among other

Desolated countries.

Their cities

Shall be

Among cities

Laid waste.

Then they shall know

That I am Yahweh,

When I have set fire

To Egypt.

All who help it

Are broken.”

As in the preceding chapter, Egypt will be desolate among other desolate countries. Its cities would be laid waste. Yahweh was going to set Egypt on fire. All the Egyptian helpers or mercenaries would also be broken.