2 “Son of man, take up a lamentq concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“ ‘You are like a lionr among the nations;

you are like a monsters in the seast

thrashing about in your streams,

churning the water with your feet

and muddying the streams.u

3 “ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘With a great throng of people

I will cast my net over you,

and they will haul you up in my net.v

4 I will throw you on the land

and hurl you on the open field.

I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you

and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.w

5 I will spread your flesh on the mountains

and fill the valleysx with your remains.

6 I will drench the land with your flowing bloody

all the way to the mountains,

and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.z

7 When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens

and darken their stars;

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

and the moon will not give its light.a

8 All the shining lights in the heavens

I will darkenb over you;

I will bring darkness over your land,c

declares the Sovereign Lord.

9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples

when I bring about your destruction among the nations,

amonga lands you have not known.

10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,

and their kings will shudder with horror because of you

when I brandish my swordd before them.

On the daye of your downfall

each of them will tremble

every moment for his life.f