1 On the first day of the twelfth month in the twelfth year of exile, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
2 “Son of man, sing this sad song about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Say to him: “‘You thought you were like a powerful young lion walking proud among the nations. But really, you are like a dragon in the lakes. You push your way through the streams. You make the water muddy with your feet and stir up the rivers of Egypt.’”
3 This is what the Lord GOD says: “I have gathered many people together. Now I will throw my net over you. Then those people will pull you in.
4 Then I will drop you on the dry ground. I will throw you down in the field. I will let all the birds come and eat you. I will let wild animals from every place come and eat you until they are full.
5 I will scatter your body on the mountains. I will fill the valleys with your dead body.