11. No human foot will pass through it, and no animal foot will pass through it. It will be uninhabited for 40 years.
12. I will make the land of Egypt a desolation among desolate lands, and its cities will be a desolation among ruined cities for 40 years. I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them across the countries.
13. “For this is what the Lord God says: At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were dispersed.
14. I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
15. Egypt will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself over the nations. I will make them so small they cannot rule over the nations.