The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis will be killed by swords. Their people will be taken away as prisoners.I will break Egypt’s power over other lands. That will be a dark day for Tahpanhes. There the strength Egypt was so proud of will come to an end. Egypt will be covered with clouds. The people in its villages will be taken away as prisoners.
Egypt will be more empty than any other land. Its destroyed cities will lie empty for 40 years. I will scatter the people of Egypt among the nations. I will send them to other countries.”But here is what the Lord and King says.“ At the end of 40 years I will gather the Egyptians together. I will bring them back from the nations where they were scattered.