Ezekiel 29:3–9

³Speak to him and say: This is what the Lord God says:

Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt,

the great monster ^eflying in the middle of his Nile,

who says, ‘My Nile is my own;

I made it for myself.’

⁴I will put hooks in your jaws ^g

and make the fish of your streams

cling to your scales.

I will haul you up

from the middle of your Nile,

and all the fish of your streams

will cling to your scales.

⁵I will leave you in the desert, ^h

you and all the fish of your streams.

You will fall on the open ground

and will not be taken away

or gathered for burial. ⁱ

I have given you

to the beasts of the earth

and the birds of the sky as food. ^j

⁶Then all the inhabitants of Egypt

will know that I am Yahweh,

for they ^khave been a staff made of reed

to the house of Israel.

⁷When Israel grasped you by the hand,

you splintered, ^ltearing all their shoulders;

when they leaned on you,

you shattered and made all their hips unsteady. ^m

⁸“Therefore this is what the Lord God says: I am going to bring a sword ⁿagainst you and wipe out man and animal from you. ⁹The land of Egypt will be a desolate ruin. ^oThen they will know that I am Yahweh. Because you ^psaid, ‘The Nile is my own; I made it,’