3 Say: ‘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.”
4 But I will put hooks in your jaws.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.
5 I will leave you in the desert.I will leave you and all the fish from your rivers.You will fall on the open field.You will not be picked up or buried.I have given you to the wild animals.And I have given you to the birds of the sky for food.
6 Then 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.
7 When 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. He will kill your men and animals.
9 Then Egypt will become an empty desert. They will know that I am the Lord.“‘This is because you said, “The Nile River is mine. And I have made it.”