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

‘To whom do you liken yourself in your greatness?

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

‘You liken 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 [a]fouled their rivers.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:2 Lit fouled by stamping

Are you better than [a](A)No-amon,
Which sits along the (B)waters of the Nile,
With water surrounding her,
Whose rampart was [b]the sea,
Whose wall consisted of [c]the sea?
[d](C)Ethiopia was her might,
And Egypt too, without end.
(D)Put and (E)Lubim were among [e]her helpers.
10 Yet she (F)became an exile;
She went into captivity;
Also her (G)infants were dashed 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 fetters.

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Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:8 The city of Amon: Thebes
  2. Nahum 3:8 The Nile
  3. Nahum 3:8 The Nile
  4. Nahum 3:9 Or Cush, cf. Gen 10:6
  5. Nahum 3:9 Lit your