"Sonof man,takeup a lamentationoverPharaohkingof Egyptand sayto him, 'You comparedyourself to a younglionof the nations,Yet you are like the monsterin the seas;And you burstforthin your riversAnd muddiedthe waterswith your feetAnd fouledtheir rivers.'"
"Judahis a lion'swhelp;From the prey,my son,you have goneup. He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim up?
"The foldsof his fleshare joinedtogether,Firmon him and immovable.
"Am I the sea,orthe seamonster,That You seta guardoverme?
[Like] a trampledspringand a pollutedwellIs a righteousmanwho giveswaybeforethe wicked.
[Like] a roaringlionand a rushingbearIs a wickedrulerovera poorpeople.
The lion[which] is mightyamong beastsAnd does not retreatbeforeany,
In that daythe LORDwill punishLeviathanthe fleeingserpent,With His fierceand greatand mightysword,EvenLeviathanthe twistedserpent;And He will killthe dragonwho[lives] in the sea.
Awake,awake,puton strength,O armof the LORD;Awakeas in the daysof old,the generationsof longago.Was it not You who cutRahabin pieces,Who piercedthe dragon?
"A lionhas goneup from his thicket,And a destroyerof nationshas setout; He has goneout from his placeTo makeyour landa waste.Your citieswill be ruinsWithoutinhabitant.
Whois thisthat riseslike the Nile,Like the riverswhose waterssurgeabout?
Egyptriseslike the Nile,Even like the riverswhose waterssurgeabout; And He has said,"I will riseand cover[that] land;I will surely destroythe cityand its inhabitants."
"Let them makehasteand takeup a wailingfor us, That our eyesmay shedtearsAnd our eyelidsflowwith water.
"They will takeup a lamentationoveryou and sayto you, 'Howyou have perished,O inhabitedone, From the seas,O renownedcity,Whichwas mightyon the sea,She and her inhabitants,Whoimposedher terrorOn allher inhabitants!
"And you, sonof man,takeup a lamentationoverTyre;
"Moreover, in their wailingthey will takeup a lamentationfor you And lamentoveryou: 'Whois like Tyre,Like her whois silentin the midstof the sea?
"Sonof man,takeup a lamentationoverthe kingof Tyreand sayto him, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"You had the sealof perfection,Fullof wisdomand perfectin beauty.
"It will be the lowestof the kingdoms,and it will neveragainliftitself up abovethe nations.And I will makethem so smallthat they will not ruleoverthe nations.
"Speakand say,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Behold,I am againstyou, Pharaohkingof Egypt,The greatmonsterthat liesin the midstof his rivers,That has said,'My Nileis mine, and I myselfhave made[it].'
"Thisis a lamentationand they shall chantit. The daughtersof the nationsshall chantit. OverEgyptand overallher hordesthey shall chantit," declaresthe LordGOD.
"Sonof man,wailfor the hordesof Egyptand bringit down,her and the daughtersof the powerfulnations,to the netherworld,with those who godownto the pit;
Is it tooslighta thingfor you that you should feedin the goodpasture,that you must treaddownwith your feetthe restof your pastures?Or that you should drinkof the clearwaters,that you must foulthe restwith your feet?
"Shebaand Dedanand the merchantsof Tarshishwith allits villageswill sayto you, 'Have you cometo capturespoil?Have you assembledyour companyto seizeplunder,to carryaway silverand gold,to takeaway cattleand goods,to capturegreatspoil?'"'
"He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim? Blessedis everyone who blessesyou, And cursedis everyone who cursesyou."
"Thereforeeveryonewhohearsthesewordsof Mineand actson them, may be comparedto a wisemanwhobuilthis houseon the rock.
