Ezekiel

Ezekiel 32:2

²“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.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
take up	שָׂ֤א	śā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a lament	קִינָה֙	qî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7015 elegy, dirge
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֣ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
You are like	נִדְמֵ֑יתָ	niḏ·mê·ṯā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
a lion	כְּפִ֥יר	kə·p̄îr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3715 young lion
among the nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
you	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are like a monster	כַּתַּנִּ֣ים	kat·tan·nîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
in the seas	בַּיַּמִּ֔ים	bay·yam·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
You thrash about	וַתָּ֣גַח	wat·tā·ḡaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1518 burst forth
in your rivers	בְּנַהֲרוֹתֶ֗יךָ	bə·na·hă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
churning up	וַתִּדְלַח־	wat·tiḏ·laḥ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1804 make turbid
the waters	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
with your feet	בְּרַגְלֶ֔יךָ	bə·raḡ·le·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H7272 foot
and muddying	וַתִּרְפֹּ֖ס	wat·tir·pōs	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7515 trample, roil water
the streams	נַהֲרוֹתָֽם׃	na·hă·rō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5104 stream, river

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 29:3 · Nahum 2:11–13 · Ezekiel 27:2 · Ezekiel 19:1–6 · Ezekiel 38:13 · Isaiah 27:1 · Ezekiel 34:18 · Ezekiel 28:12 · Jeremiah 4:7 · Ezekiel 32:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.