17. In their homelands those soldiers called out,‘The king of Egypt is only a lot of noise.He missed his chance for glory!’ ”
18. The King’s name is the Lord All-Powerful.He says, “As surely as I live,a powerful leader will come.He will be like Mount Tabor among the mountains,like Mount Carmel by the sea.
19. People of Egypt, pack your thingsto be taken away as captives,because Memphis will be destroyed.It will be a ruin, and no one will live there.
20. “Egypt is like a beautiful young cow,but a horsefly is comingfrom the north to attack her.
21. The hired soldiers in Egypt’s armyare like fat calves,because even they all turn and run away together;they do not stand strong against the attack.Their time of destruction is coming;they will soon be punished.