^{2 Ref} Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou wast likened unto a young lion of the nations: yet art thou as a monster in the seas; and thou didst break forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

^{3 Ref} Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will spread out my net upon thee with a company of many peoples; and they shall bring thee up in my net.

^{4 Ref} And I will leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the birds of the heavens to settle upon thee, and I will satisfy the beasts of the whole earth with thee.

^{5 Ref} And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill the valleys with thy height.

^{6 Ref} I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the watercourses shall be full of thee.

^{7 Ref} And when I shall extinguish thee, I will cover the heavens, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give its light.

^{8 Ref} All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord Jehovah.

^{9 Ref} I will also vex the hearts of many peoples, when I shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the countries which thou hast not known.