Ezekiel 32:1-10

1In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:

2“Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: “‘You were like a lion among the nations, but you are a monster in the seas; you thrash about in your streams, stir up the water with your feet, and muddy your streams.

3“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘I will throw my net over you in the assembly of many peoples; and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

4I will leave you on the ground, I will fling you on the open field, I will allow all the birds of the sky to settle on you, and I will permit all the wild animals to gorge themselves on you.

5I will put your flesh on the mountains, and fill the valleys with your maggot-infested carcass.

6I will drench the land with the flow of your blood up to the mountains, and the ravines will be full of your blood.

7When I extinguish you, I will cover the sky; I will darken its stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not shine.

8I will darken all the lights in the sky over you, and I will darken your land, declares the sovereign Lord.

9I will disturb many peoples, when I bring about your destruction among the nations, among countries you do not know.

10I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.