In the atwelfth year
, in the twelfth
month, on the first
of the month
, the word
of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, take
up a alamentation
over
Pharaoh
king
of Egypt
and say
to him, `You 1compared
yourself to a young
blion
of the nations
, Yet you are like the cmonster
in the seas
; And you dburst
forth
in your rivers
And muddied
the waters
with your feet
And 2fouled
their rivers
.' "
Thus says
the Lord
1GOD
, "Now I will aspread
My net
over
you With a company
of many
peoples
, And they shall lift
you up in My net
.
"I will leave you on the land
; I will cast
you on the 1open
field
. And I will cause all
the abirds
of the heavens
to dwell
on you, And I will satisfy
the beasts
of the whole
earth
2with you.
"I will lay your flesh
aon the mountains
And fill
the valleys
with your refuse
.
"I will also make the land drink
the discharge
of your ablood
As far
as the mountains
, And the ravines
will be full
of you.
"And when I aextinguish you, I will bcover
the heavens
and darken
their cstars
; I will cover
the dsun
with a cloud
And the moon
will not give
its light
.
"All the shining
alights
in the heavens
I will darken
over
you And will set
darkness
on your land
," Declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"I will also atrouble the hearts
of many
peoples
when I bbring
your destruction
among the nations
, into lands
which
you have not known
.
"I will make many
peoples
aappalled
at you, and their kings
will be horribly
afraid
of you when I brandish
My sword
before
them; and bthey will tremble
every moment
, every
man
for his own life
, on the day
of your fall
."
For athus says
the Lord
GOD
, "The sword
of the king
of Babylon
will come
upon you.
"By the swords of the mighty
ones
I will cause your hordes
to fall
; all
of them are atyrants
of the nations
, And they will bdevastate
the pride
of Egypt
, And all
its hordes
will be destroyed
.
"I will also destroy all
its cattle
from beside
many
waters
; And athe foot
of man
will not muddy
them anymore
And the hoofs
of beasts
will not muddy
them.
"Then I will make their waters
settle
And will cause their rivers
to run
like oil
," Declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"When I make the land
of Egypt
a adesolation
, And the land
is destitute
of that which
filled
it, When I smite
all
those who live
in it, Then they shall bknow
that I am the LORD
.
"This is a alamentation
and they shall 1chant
it. The daughters
of the nations
shall 1chant
it. Over
Egypt
and over
all
her hordes
they shall 1chant
it," declares
the Lord
GOD
.
In the atwelfth year
, on the afifteenth
of the month
, the word
of the LORD
came
to me saying
,
"Son of man
, awail
for the hordes
of Egypt
and bbring
it down
, her and the daughters
of the powerful
nations
, to the cnether
world
, with those who go
down
to the pit
;
`Whom do you surpass
in beauty
? Go
down
and make
your bed
with the auncircumcised
.'
"They shall fall in the midst
of those who are slain
by the sword
. 1She is given
over to the sword
; they have adrawn
her and all
her hordes
away
.
"The astrong among the mighty
ones
shall speak
of him and his helpers
from the midst
of Sheol
, `They have gone
down
, they lie
still
, the uncircumcised
, slain
by the sword
.'
" aAssyria is there
and all
her company
; 1her graves
are round
about
2her. All
of them are slain
, fallen
by the sword
,
whose agraves
are set
in the remotest
parts
of the pit
and her company
is round
about
her grave
. All
of them are slain
, fallen
by the sword
, who
1spread
terror
in the land
of the living
.
" aElam is there
and all
her hordes
around
her grave
; all
of them slain
, fallen
by the sword
, who
went
down
uncircumcised
to the blower
parts
of the earth
, who
instilled
their terror
in the cland
of the living
and dbore
their disgrace
with those who went
down
to the pit
.
"They have made a abed
for her among
the slain
with all
her hordes
. Her graves
are around
it, they are all
uncircumcised
, slain
by the sword
(although
their terror
was 1instilled
in the land
of the living
), and they bore
their disgrace
with those who go
down
to the pit
; 2they were put
in the midst
of the slain
.
" aMeshech, bTubal
and all
their hordes
are there
; their graves
1surround
them. All
of them were slain
by the sword
cuncircumcised
, though
they instilled
their terror
in the land
of the living
.
" aNor do they lie
beside
the fallen
1 bheroes
of the uncircumcised
, who
went
down
to Sheol
with their weapons
of war
and whose swords
were laid
under
their heads
; but the punishment
for their ciniquity
rested
on their bones
, though
the terror
of these 1heroes
was once in the land
of the living
.
"But in the midst of the uncircumcised
you will be broken
and lie
with those slain
by the sword
.
"There also is aEdom
, its kings
and all
its 1princes
, who
2for all their might
are laid
with those slain
by the sword
; they will lie
with the uncircumcised
and with those who go
down
to the pit
.
"There also are the 1chiefs
of the anorth
, all
of them, and all
the bSidonians
, who
in spite of the terror
resulting from their might
, in shame
went
down
with the slain
. So they lay
down
uncircumcised
with those slain
by the sword
and bore
their disgrace
with those who go
down
to the pit
.
"These Pharaoh will see
, and he will be acomforted
for all
his hordes
slain
by the sword
, even Pharaoh
and all
his army
," declares
the Lord
GOD
.
"Though I instilled
a terror
of him in the land
of the living
, yet he will be made to lie
down
among
the uncircumcised
along with those slain
by the sword
, even Pharaoh
and all
his hordes
," declares
the Lord
GOD
.