2 “Son of man, ^atake up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:
^b‘You are like a young lion among the nations,
And ^cyou are like a monster in the seas,
^dBursting forth in your rivers,
Troubling the waters with your feet,
And ^efouling their rivers.  ‡

3 ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“I will therefore ^aspread My net over you with a company of many people,
And they will draw you up in My net. ‡

7 When I put out your light,
^aI will cover the heavens, and make its stars dark;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
And the moon shall not give her light. ‡

8 All the¹ bright lights of the heavens I will make dark over you,
And bring darkness upon your land,”
Says the Lord God.  ‡