“Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his (A)hordes,

‘Whom are you like in your greatness?

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Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

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“Son of man, take up a (A)song of mourning over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him,

‘You [a]compared yourself to a young (B)lion of the nations,
Yet you are like the (C)monster in the seas;
And you (D)burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And [b]fouled their rivers.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:2 Or were like
  2. Ezekiel 32:2 Lit fouled by stamping

Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

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Are you better than [a](A)No-amon,
Which was situated by the (B)canals of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was [b]the sea,
Whose wall consisted of [c]the sea?
(C)Ethiopia was her might,
Egypt too, without limits.
(D)Put and (E)Lubim were among [d]her helpers.
10 Yet she (F)became an exile,
She went into captivity;
Also her (G)small children were smashed to pieces
(H)At the head of every street;
They (I)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound with shackles.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:8 I.e., the city of Amon: Thebes
  2. Nahum 3:8 I.e., the Nile
  3. Nahum 3:8 I.e., the Nile
  4. Nahum 3:9 Lit your

Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

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