Ezekiel 32:2–16

^32:2“Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“ ‘You were like a lion² among the nations,

but you are a monster in the seas;

you thrash about in your streams,

stir up the water with your feet,

and muddy your³ streams.

^32:3“ ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘I will throw my net over you⁴ in the assembly of many peoples;

and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

^32:4I will leave you on the ground,

I will fling you on the open field,

I will allow⁵ all the birds of the sky to settle⁶ on you,

and I will permit⁷ all the wild animals⁸ to gorge themselves on you.

^32:5I will put your flesh on the mountains,

and fill the valleys with your maggot-infested carcass.⁹

^32:6I will drench the land with the flow

of your blood up to the mountains,

and the ravines will be full of your blood.¹⁰

^32:7When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky;

I will darken its stars.

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

and the moon will not shine.¹¹

^32:8I will darken all the lights in the sky over you,

and I will darken your land,

declares the sovereign Lord.

^32:9I will disturb¹² many peoples,

when I bring about your destruction among the nations,

among countries you do not know.

^32:10I will shock many peoples with you,

and their kings will shiver with horror because of you.

When I brandish my sword before them,

every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

^32:11“ ‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon¹³ will attack¹⁴ you.

^32:12By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall—

all of them are the most terrifying among the nations.

They will devastate the pride of Egypt,

and all its hordes will be destroyed.

^32:13I will destroy all its cattle beside the plentiful waters;

and no human foot will disturb¹⁵ the waters¹⁶ again,

nor will the hooves of cattle disturb them.

^32:14Then I will make their waters calm,¹⁷

and will make their streams flow like olive oil, declares the sovereign Lord.

^32:15When I turn the land of Egypt into desolation

and the land is destitute of everything that fills it,

when I strike all those who live in it,

then they will know that I am the Lord.’

^32:16This is a lament; they will chant it.

The daughters of the nations will chant it.

They will chant it over Egypt and over all her hordes,

declares the sovereign Lord.”