Ezekiel 32:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | “Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ | Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou wast likened unto a young lion of the nations: yet art thou as a monster in the seas; and thou didst break forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O son of | בֶּן־ | ben- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| humankind | אָדָ֗ם | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| take up | שָׂ֤א | sa' | H5375G | to exaltמִתְנַשֵּׂא (mit.nas.se) (Hithpael) one who exalts himself A grammatical form of na.sa (נָשָׂא ": raise" H5375) |
| a lamentation | קִינָה֙ | ki-NAH | H7015 | dirgeקִינָה (qi.nah) lamentation, dirge, elegy |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֣ה | par-'OH | H6547R | Pharaohפַּרְעֹה (par.oh) A man of the Egyptians living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.5 § Pharaoh = "great house" the common title of the king of Egypt |
| [the] king of | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | ME-lekh- | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
| and you will say | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | ve-'a-mar-TA | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| to him | אֵלָ֔יו | 'e-LAV | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| a young lion of | כְּפִ֥יר | ke-FIR | H3715A | lionכְּפִיר (ke.phir) young lion |
| nations | גּוֹיִ֖ם | go-YIM | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| you became like | נִדְמֵ֑יתָ | nid-MEI-ta | H1819 | to resembleדָּמָה (da.mah) 1) to be like, resemble 1a) (Qal) to be like, resemble 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to liken, compare 1b2) to imagine, think 1c) (Hithpael) to make oneself like 1d) (Niphal) Aramaic equivalent: de.mah (דְּמָה "be like" H1821) |
| and you | וְאַתָּה֙ | ve-'a-TAH | H0859A | youאַנְתָּה (an.tah) you, thou (second pers. sing.) Aramaic of at.tah (אַתָּ֫ה "you(m.s.)" H0859A) |
| [were] like the sea monster | כַּתַּנִּ֣ים | ka-ta-NIM | H8565 | dragonתַּן (tan) dragon, maybe the extinct dinosaur the plesiosaurus, whale |
| in the seas | בַּיַּמִּ֔ים | bai-ya-MIM | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
| and you burst forth | וַתָּ֣גַח | va-TA-gach | H1518 | to burst/come outגִּיחַ (gi.ach) 1) to burst forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to burst forth 1a2) to draw forth 1a3) to bring forth 1b) (Hiphil) to break forth Aramaic equivalent: gi.ach (גִּיחַ "to strive" H1519) |
| in rivers your | בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָ | be-na-ha-ro-TEI-kha | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
| and you made turbid | וַתִּדְלַח־ | va-tid-lach- | H1804 | to troubleדָּלַח (da.lach) 1) to stir up, make turbid 1a) (Qal) to stir up, trouble, make turbid |
| waters | מַ֙יִם֙ | ma-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| with feet your | בְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָ | be-rag-LEI-kha | H7272 | footרְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272) |
| and you fouled | וַתִּרְפֹּ֖ס | va-tir-POS | H7515 | to foulרָפַשׂ (ra.pha.s) 1) to stamp, tread, foul by stamping or treading 1a) (Qal) to tread down, foul by treading, foul with the feet 1b) (Niphal) to be fouled |
| rivers their | נַהֲרוֹתָֽם׃ | na-ha-ro-TAM | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.