1. It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month of our captivity. It was on the first day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said:
2. “Human being, sing a funeral song about the king of Egypt. Say to him:‘You are like a young lion among the nations.You are like a crocodile in the seas.You splash around in your streams.And you stir up the waters with your feet.You make the rivers muddy.
3. “‘This is what the Lord God says:I will spread my net over you.And I will use a large group of peopleto pull you up in my net.
4. Then I will throw you on the land.I will toss you into the open field.I will let the birds of the sky rest on you.And I will let the animals of the earth eat you until they are full.
5. I will scatter your flesh on the mountains.And I will fill the valleys with what is left of you.
6. I will drench the land with your flowing blood.I will soak the mountains,and the ravines will be full of your flesh.
7. I will make you disappear.And 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 make all the shining lights in the skybecome dark over you.I will bring darkness over your land,says the Lord God.