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A Lament for Pharaoh and Egypt

32 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

You likened yourself to a young lion of the nations,
    but you are as the monster in the seas;
and you burst forth in your rivers,
    and muddied the waters with your feet,
    and made foul their rivers.

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A Lament Over Pharaoh

32 In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me:(A) “Son of man, take up a lament(B) concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“‘You are like a lion(C) among the nations;
    you are like a monster(D) in the seas(E)
thrashing about in your streams,
    churning the water with your feet
    and muddying the streams.(F)

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