Egypt’s Defeat and Conversion

¹⁶In that day, the Egyptians shall be like women, trembling and terrified because the Lord of Hosts will raise His hand against them. ¹⁷And the land of Judah shall also be the dread of the Egyptians; they shall quake whenever anybody mentions it to them, because of what the Lord of Hosts is planning against them. ¹⁸In that day, there shall be several towns in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing loyalty to the Lord of Hosts; one^b shall be called Town of Heres.^c

¹⁹In that day, there shall be an altar to the Lord inside the land of Egypt and a pillar to the Lord at its border.^{d 20}They shall serve as a symbol and reminder of the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt, so that when [the Egyptians] cry out to the Lord against oppressors, He will send them a savior and champion to deliver them. ²¹For the Lord will make Himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall acknowledge the Lord in that day, and they shall serve [Him] with sacrifice and oblation and shall make vows to the Lord and fulfill them. ²²The Lord will first afflict and then heal the Egyptians; when they turn back to the Lord, He will respond to their entreaties and heal them.

²³In that day, there shall be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians shall join with the Egyptians and Egyptians with the Assyrians, and then the Egyptians together with the Assyrians shall serve [the Lord].

²⁴In that day, Israel shall be a third partner with Egypt and Assyria as a blessing^e on earth; ²⁵for the Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be My people Egypt, My handiwork Assyria, and My very own Israel.”