1. In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:
2. ‘Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:‘ “You are like a lion among the nations;you are like a monster in the seasthrashing about in your streams,churning the water with your feetand muddying the streams.
3. ‘ “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘ “With a great throng of peopleI will cast my net over you,and they will haul you up in my net.
4. I will throw you on the landand hurl you on the open field.I will let all the birds of the sky settle on youand all the wild animals gorge themselves on you.
5. I will spread your flesh on the mountainsand fill the valleys with your remains.
6. I will drench the land with your flowing bloodall the way to the mountains,and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.