Yehezkiel 32:1-3

Lamentation over Pharaoh and Egypt

32:1 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, ¹  the word of the Lord came to me: 32:2 “Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“‘You were like a lion ²  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 ³  streams.

32:3 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will throw my net over you ⁴  in the assembly of many peoples;

and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

[32:1]  ¹ sn This would be March 3, 585 b.c.

[32:2]  ² tn The lion was a figure of royalty (Ezek 19:1-9).

[32:2]  ³ tc The Hebrew reads “their streams”; the LXX reads “your streams.”

[32:3]  ⁴ tn The expression “throw my net” is common in Ezekiel (12:13; 17:20; 19:8).