Ezekiel 29:3–9

³Say: ‘This is what the Lord God says:

I am against you, king of Egypt.

You are like a great crocodile that lies in the Nile River.

You say, “The Nile is mine;

I made it for myself.”

⁴But I will put hooks in your jaws,

and I will make the fish of the Nile stick to your sides.

I will pull you up out of your rivers,

with all the fish sticking to your sides.

⁵I will leave you in the desert,

you and all the fish from your rivers.

You will fall onto the ground;

you will not be picked up or buried.

I have given you to the wild animals

and to the birds of the sky for food.

⁶Then all the people who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“ ‘Israel tried to lean on you for help, but you were like a crutch made out of a weak stalk of grass. ⁷When their hands grabbed you, you splintered and tore open their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and made all their backs twist.

⁸“ ‘So this is what the Lord God says: I will cause an enemy to attack you and kill your people and animals. ⁹Egypt will become an empty desert. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

“ ‘Because you said, “The Nile River is mine, and I have made it,”