“Thus says the Lord Yahweh,
I will throw my dragnet over you, with a large group of many peoples,
And they will bring you up in my net.
And I will leave you on the land,
I will cast you out on the open field,
And will cause all the birds of the air to settle on you,
And I will satiate all the beasts of the earth with you.
And I will strew your flesh on the mountains,
And fill the valleys with your tossed out carcass.
I will also water with your blood the land in which you swim,
Even to the mountains,
And the watercourses will be full of you.”
The description is of the hunting and capture of a large water monster, and parallels the description of the capture of the chaos monster by Marduk. But here it is taken in the net by a large group of peoples. This is an earthly battle, although initiated by Yahweh. Apart from Him no gods are involved. Then (as previously described - Ezekiel 29:5) he is cast out on dry land well away from water so that the scavengers, both bird and beast, can come and eat his flesh. But here the description goes further for he is torn into pieces to fill the mountains and the valleys, and the land and rivers are watered with his blood (compare Exodus 7:20-24). The description is dramatic and conclusive. Pharaoh's power is broken. The supposed god is no more.