Ezekiel 32:1-10

New International Version

A Lament Over Pharaoh

32 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:^(A) ²“Son of man, take up a lament^(B) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“‘You are like a lion^(C) among the nations;
    you are like a monster^(D) in the seas^(E)
thrashing about in your streams,
    churning the water with your feet
    and muddying the streams.^(F)

³“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘With a great throng of people
    I will cast my net over you,
    and they will haul you up in my net.^(G)
⁴I will throw you on the land
    and hurl you on the open field.
I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you
    and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.^(H)
⁵I will spread your flesh on the mountains
    and fill the valleys^(I) with your remains.
⁶I will drench the land with your flowing blood^(J)
    all the way to the mountains,
    and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.^(K)
⁷When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
    and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
    and the moon will not give its light.^(L)
⁸All the shining lights in the heavens
    I will darken^(M) over you;
    I will bring darkness over your land,^(N)
declares the Sovereign Lord.
⁹I will trouble the hearts of many peoples
    when I bring about your destruction among the nations,
    among^[a] lands you have not known.
¹⁰I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,
    and their kings will shudder with horror because of you
    when I brandish my sword^(O) before them.
On the day^(P) of your downfall
    each of them will tremble
    every moment for his life.^(Q)