“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,

You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

“Son of man, prophesy and say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail, “Alas, the day is here!”

They will know that I am the Lord when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt, by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon.

In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘The sword of the king of Babylon will attack you.

Then I will make their waters calm, and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.

In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

“‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Look, I myself will search for my sheep and seek them out.

And you, my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are my people, and I am your God, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord!

I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

This is what the sovereign Lord says: While the whole earth rejoices, I will turn you into a desolation.

He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him, “Sovereign Lord, you know.”

This is what the sovereign Lord says to these bones: Look, I am about to infuse breath into you and you will live.