21  Under the lotus plants he lies,

in the shelter of ^sthe reeds and in the marsh.

6  and its canals will become foul,

and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up,

reeds and rushes will rot away.

^o“Behold, I am against you,

Pharaoh king of Egypt,

^pthe great dragon that lies

in the midst of his streams,

^qthat says, ‘My Nile is my own;

I made it for myself.’

4  I will ^rput hooks in your jaws,

and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales;

and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams,

with all the fish of your streams

that stick to your scales.

“You consider yourself ⁱa lion of the nations,

but you are like ^ja dragon ^kin the seas;

^lyou burst forth in your rivers,

trouble the waters with your feet,

and foul their rivers.