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“Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“‘You were like a lion[a] among the nations,
but you are a monster in the seas;
you thrash about in your streams,
stir up the water with your feet,
and muddy your[b] streams.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:2 tn The lion was a figure of royalty (Ezek 19:1-9).
  2. Ezekiel 32:2 tc The Hebrew reads, “their streams”; the LXX reads, “your streams.”

“Son of man, take up a lament(A) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“‘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)

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