Thus says the Lord God: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis; there shall no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt; and I will put fear throughout the land of Egypt, introducing religious and political dimensions to the judgment: destruction of idolatrous worship in Memphis (Egypt's sacred city) and the elimination of political authority. The destruction of idols suggests that Egypt's false gods will prove powerless against God's judgment. The absence of princes indicates loss of political structure.

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