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

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh^(A) king of Egypt,
    you great monster^(B) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile^(C) belongs to me;
    I made it for myself.”

¹¹ Where now is the lions’ den,^(A)
    the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
    and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
¹² The lion killed^(B) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs^(C) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.^(D)

¹³ “I am against^(E) you,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,^(F)
    and the sword^(G) will devour your young lions.
    I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
    will no longer be heard.”^(H)

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(B)

“‘What a lioness^(C) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.^(D)
3 She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.
⁴ The nations heard about him,
    and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him with hooks^(E)
    to the land of Egypt.^(F)

⁵ “‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled,
    her expectation gone,
she took another of her cubs^(G)
    and made him a strong lion.^(H)
6 He prowled among the lions,
    for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.^(I)