⁴ so the king of Assyria will lead the captives of Egypt^(A) and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, stripped and barefoot, with bared buttocks – to Egypt’s shame.

²⁶ I will hand them over to those who intend to take their lives^(A) – to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and his officers. But after this,^(B) Egypt^[a] will be inhabited again as in ancient times.’

This is the Lord’s declaration.

¹⁹ Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am going to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon,^(A) and he will carry off its wealth, seizing its spoil and taking its plunder. This will be his army’s compensation.