1. On the first day of the twelfth month in the twelfth year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, sing a funeral song for Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Tell him,‘You think you are like a lion among the nations.Instead, you are like a crocodile in the water.You splash around in the water.You stir up the water with your feet.You make the streams muddy.
3. “‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: When many nations gather together, I will spread my net over you, and they will haul you up in a net.
4. I will throw you on the ground and toss you into an open field. I will make birds perch on you, and wild animals from all over the earth will feed on you.
5. I will scatter your flesh on the hills and fill the valleys with your rotting corpse.
6. I will drench the earth with your flowing blood all the way to the mountains. Ravines will be filled with your dead body.
7. “‘When I put out your light, I will cover the sky and darken the stars. I will cover the sun with clouds, and the moon won’t shine anymore.
8. I will darken all the lights shining in the sky above you. I will bring darkness over your land, declares the Almighty Lord.