Ezekiel 29:1-7

1In the 1tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying, 2“Son of man, set your face against 2Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all 3Egypt. 3Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord 4God, “Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great 56monster that lies in the midst of his 7rivers, That 8has said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.’4I will put 9hooks in your jaws And make the fish of your 10rivers cling to your scales. And I will bring you up out of the midst of your 11rivers, And all the fish of your 12rivers will cling to your scales.5I will 13abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your 14rivers; You will fall on the 15open field; you will not be brought together or 1617gathered. I have given you for 18food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the sky.6Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, Because they have been only a 19staff made of reed to the house of Israel.7When they took hold of you with the hand, You 20broke and tore all their 21hands; And when they leaned on you, You broke and made all their loins 22quake.”