Chapter xxix.
The predictions about Tyrus and Zidon are followed by the prophecies
against Egypt. These prophecies are of even greater interest than those
preceding. First Pharaoh and Egypt are addressed; the coming judgment
and the desolation of the land is announced. A restoration after forty
years is promised when the captivity of Egypt is to be brought again;
but the former glory will be departed and Egypt's decline, to be the
basest of the kingdoms, is predicted. The King of Babylon is announced
as the conqueror of Egypt (chapter xxix). In chapter xxx the destruction
of Egypt, her people and her allies, is vividly described; at the close
of this chapter the defeat of Pharaoh by Nebuchadnezzar is predicted. In
chapter xxxi the King of Egypt is described as a mighty cedar; its fall
is foretold as well as the effect of Pharaoh's fall among the nations.
Chapter xxxii contains a lamentation over the King of Egypt. In the
second half of this chapter, the concluding section of these prophecies
against Egypt, we find a solemn dirge over the doomed people. The unseen
regions are unveiled and those who enjoyed earthly honors and glory are
seen in the place of dishonor, misery and shame.