1. On the first day of the twelfth month in the twelfth year of exile, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, sing this sad song about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Say to him: “‘You thought you were like a powerful young lion walking proud among the nations. But really, you are like a dragon in the lakes. You push your way through the streams. You make the water muddy with your feet and stir up the rivers of Egypt.’”
3. This is what the Lord GOD says: “I have gathered many people together. Now I will throw my net over you. Then those people will pull you in.
4. Then I will drop you on the dry ground. I will throw you down in the field. I will let all the birds come and eat you. I will let wild animals from every place come and eat you until they are full.
5. I will scatter your body on the mountains. I will fill the valleys with your dead body.
6. I will pour your blood on the mountains, and it will soak down into the ground. The rivers will be full of you.
7. I will make you disappear. I will cover the sky and make the stars dark. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.
8. I will darken the lights in the sky over you. I will make your whole country dark.” This is what the Lord GOD said.