1 It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month of our captivity. It was on the first day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me. He said:
2 “Human being, sing a funeral song about the king of Egypt. Say to him:‘You are like a young lion among the nations.You are like a crocodile in the seas.You splash around in your streams.And you stir up the waters with your feet.You make the rivers muddy.
3 “‘This is what the Lord God says:I will spread my net over you.And I will use a large group of peopleto pull you up in my net.
4 Then I will throw you on the land.I will toss you into the open field.I will let the birds of the sky rest on you.And I will let the animals of the earth eat you until they are full.
5 I will scatter your flesh on the mountains.And I will fill the valleys with what is left of you.