Ezekiel 32:2

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָדָ֗ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
up	שָׂ֤א sa'	H5375	to lift · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
lamentation	קִינָה֙ ki.Nah	H7015	a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on in… · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֣ה par.'Oh	H6547	Paroh · noun, common masculine singular absolute
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · proper noun, a place name
say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ ve.'a.mar.Ta	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
like	נִדְמֵ֑יתָ nid.Mei.ta	H1819	to compare · verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
lion	כְּפִ֥יר ke.Fir	H3715	a village (as covered in by walls) · noun, common masculine singular construct
nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
whale	תַּנִּין tannîyn	H8577	a marine or land monster
seas	בַּיַּמִּ֔ים bai.ya.Mim	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
forth	וַתָּ֣גַח va.Ta.gach	H1518	to gush forth (as water) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
rivers	בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָ be.na.ha.ro.Tei.kha	H5104	a stream (including the sea · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
troubledst	וַתִּדְלַח va.tid.lach-	H1804	to roil water · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
waters	מַ֙יִם֙ ma.yim	H4325	water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
feet	בְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָ be.rag.Lei.kha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
fouledst	וַתִּרְפֹּ֖ס va.tir.Pos	H7515	to trample · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
rivers	נַהֲרוֹתָֽם na.ha.ro.Tam	H5104	a stream (including the sea · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his r…
Nahum 2:11-13 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp…
Ezekiel 27:2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpe…
Jeremiah 4:7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land deso…
Ezekiel 19:1-6 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom…
Ezekiel 32:16 This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 32:1-16

Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, Eze 32:2. It concerns ministers to be much of a serious spirit, and, in order thereunto, to be frequent in taking up lamentations for the fall and ruin of sinners, as those that have not desired, but dreaded, the woeful day. Note, Ministers that would affect others with the things of God must make it appear that they are themselves affected with the miseries which sinners bring upon themselves by their sins. It becomes us to weep and tremble for those that will not weep and tremble for themselves, to try if thereby we may set them a weeping, set them a trembling. II. He is ordered to show cause for that lamen…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 32:2

Pharaoh--"Phra" in Burmah, signifies the king, high priest, and idol. whale--rather, any monster of the waters; here, the crocodile of the Nile. Pharaoh is as a lion on dry land, a crocodile in the waters; that is, an object of terror everywhere. camest forth with thy rivers--"breakest forth" [FAIRBAIRN]. The antithesis of "seas" and "rivers" favors GROTIUS rendering, "Thou camest forth from the sea into the rivers"; that is, from thy own empire into other states. However, English Version is favored by the "thy": thou camest forth with thy rivers (that is, with thy forces) and with thy feet didst fall irrecoverably; so Israel, once desolate, troubles the waters (that is, neighboring stat…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 32:2

Thou art like a young lion - and thou art as a whale in the seas - Thou mayest be likened to two of the fiercest animals in the creation; to a lion, the fiercest on the land; to a crocodile, תנים tannim, (see Eze 29:3), the fiercest in the waters. It may, however, point out the hippopotamus, as there seems to be a reference to his mode of feeding. He walks deliberately into the water over head, and pursues his way in the same manner; still keeping on his feet, and feeding on the plants, etc., that grow at the bottom. Thus he fouls the water with his feet.

Dictionary and topics

Dragon · Symboli — Symboli

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 32:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 32:1-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 32:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 32:2

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 32:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 32:1-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 32:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 32:2

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezekiel 32:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 32:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 32:2-3

Rashi on Ezekiel 32:2