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 rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

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Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(A) king of Egypt,
    you great monster(B) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(C) belongs to me;
    I made it for myself.”

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Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

(A)“Behold, I am against you,
O Pharaoh king of Egypt,
O great (B)monster who lies in the midst of his rivers,
(C)Who has said, ‘My [a]River is my own;
I have made it for myself.’

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:3 The Nile

But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

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But I will put hooks(A) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.(B)

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But (A)I will put hooks in your jaws,
And cause the fish of your rivers to stick to your scales;
I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers,
And all the fish in your rivers will stick to your scales.

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12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise them, as their congregation hath heard.

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12 When they go, I will throw my net(A) over them;
    I will pull them down like the birds in the sky.
When I hear them flocking together,
    I will catch them.

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12 Wherever they go, I will (A)spread My net on them;
I will bring them down like birds of the air;
I will chastise them
(B)According to what their congregation has heard.

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