1. On the first day of the twelfth month in the twelfth year, the word of the Lord came to me:
2. Son of man, utter a lament over Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and say to him:You liken yourself to a lion among nations,but you are like the monster in the sea!Thrashing about in your streams,churning the water with your feet,polluting the streams.
3. Thus says the Lord God:I will cast my net over youby assembling many armies,and I will hoist you up in my mesh.