²⁴ this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

³ speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.