2Son of man, let your face be turned against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and be a prophet against him and against all Egypt:
3Say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great river-beast stretched out among his Nile streams, who has said, The Nile is mine, and I have made it for myself.
4And I will put hooks in your mouth, and the fish of your streams will be hanging from your skin; and I will make you come up out of your streams, with all the fish of your streams hanging from your skin.
5And I will let you be in the waste land, you and all the fish of your streams: you will go down on the face of the land; you will not be taken up or put to rest in the earth; I have given you for food to the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven.
6And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.
7When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.
8For this cause the Lord has said: See, I am sending a sword on you, cutting off from you man and beast.