1. It was the tenth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
2. “Human, look toward the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and all Egypt.
3. Say: ‘This is what the Lord God says:I am against you, king of Egypt.You are like a great crocodile that lies in the Nile River.You say, “The Nile is mine;I made it for myself.”