<p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> their fortified cities will bep> <p class="poetry">like the abandoned summits of the Amorites,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">which they abandoned because of the Israelites;p> <p class="poetry">there will be desolation.p>

<p class="bodytext">At that time<n id="1" /> the Egyptians<n id="2" /> will be like women.<n id="3" /> They will tremble and fear because the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies brandishes his fist against them.<n id="4" />

<p class="bodytext">At that time five cities<n id="1" /> in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the <sc>Lordsc> who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun.<n id="2" />

The <sc>Lordsc> will reveal himself to the Egyptians, and they<n id="1" /> will acknowledge the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s authority<n id="2" /> at that time.<n id="3" /> They will present sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the <sc>Lordsc> and fulfill them.

<p class="bodytext">At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.<n id="1" />

<p class="bodytext">At that time<n id="1" /> Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years,<n id="2" /> the typical life span of a king.<n id="3" /> At the end of seventy years Tyre will try to attract attention again, like the prostitute in the popular song:<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> will punish<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the heavenly forces in the heavens<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the earthly kings on the earth.p>

<p class="poetry">At that time they will say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Look, here<n id="2" /> is our God!p> <p class="poetry">We waited for him and he delivered us.p> <p class="poetry">Here<n id="3" /> is the <sc>Lordsc>! We waited for him.p> <p class="poetry">Let&#8217;s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">At that time<n id="1" /> this song will be sung in the land of Judah:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;We have a strong city!p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s<n id="2" /> deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">At that time<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> will shake the tree,<n id="2" /> from the Euphrates River<n id="3" /> to the Stream of Egypt. Then you will be gathered up one by one, O Israelites.<n id="4" />

At that time<n id="1" /> a large<n id="2" /> trumpet will be blown, and the ones lost<n id="3" /> in the land of Assyria will come, as well as the refugees in<n id="4" /> the land of Egypt. They will worship the <sc>Lordsc> on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whenever it sweeps by, it will overtake you;p> <p class="poetry">indeed,<n id="1" /> every morning it will sweep by,p> <p class="poetry">it will come through during the day and the night.&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">When this announcement is understood,p> <p class="poetry">it will cause nothing but terror.p>

<p class="poetry">On every high mountainp> <p class="poetry">and every high hillp> <p class="poetry">there will be streams flowing with water,p> <p class="poetry">at the time of<n id="1" /> great slaughter when the fortified towers collapse.p>

For at that time<n id="1" /> everyone will get rid of<n id="2" /> the silver and gold idols your hands sinfully made.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Both of these will come upon youp> <p class="poetry">suddenly, in one day!p> <p class="poetry">You will lose your children and be widowed.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">despite<n id="3" /> your many incantationsp> <p class="poetry">and your numerous amulets.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">They lament,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Why don&#8217;t you notice when we fast?p> <p class="poetry">Why don&#8217;t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?&#8217;p> <p class="poetry">Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">you oppress your workers.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;When this happens,&#8221;<n id="1" /> says the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;the king and his officials will lose their courage.p> <p class="poetry">The priests will be struck with horror,p> <p class="poetry">and the prophets will be speechless in astonishment.&#8221;p>

Consider this:<n id="1" /> When I spoke to your ancestors after I brought them out of Egypt, I did not merely give them commands about burnt offerings and sacrifices.

For I solemnly warned your ancestors to obey me.<n id="1" /> I warned them again and again,<n id="2" /> ever since I delivered them out of Egypt until this very day.

The <sc>Lordsc> says, &#8216;Be very careful if you value your lives!<n id="1" /> Do not carry any loads<n id="2" /> in through<n id="3" /> the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.