Ezekiel 32:2

Ezekiel 32:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2“Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:

“ ‘You are like a lion among the nations;

you are like a monster in the seas

thrashing about in your streams,

churning the water with your feet

and muddying the streams.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

2“Son of man, take up a song of mourning over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him,

‘You compared yourself to a young lion of the nations,

Yet you are like the monster in the seas;

And you burst forth in your rivers

And muddied the waters with your feet

And fouled their rivers.’ ”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

2“Son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him,

‘You have compared yourself to a young lion among the nations,

But you are like a monster in the seas;

You burst into your rivers

And disturbed and muddied the waters with your feet

And fouled their rivers [the source of their prosperity].’ ”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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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American Standard Version (ASV)

2Son 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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Geneva Bible (GNV)

2Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation for Pharaoh King of Egypt, and say vnto him, Thou art like a lyon of the nations and art as a dragon in the sea: thou castedst out thy riuers and troubledst the waters with thy feete, and stampedst in their riuers.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

2“Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him,

‘You were likened to a young lion of the nations;

yet you are as a monster in the seas.

You broke out with your rivers,

and troubled the waters with your feet,

and fouled their rivers.’”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

2“Son of man, sing a song of sadness about Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt. Tell him,

“ ‘You are like a lion among the nations.

You are like a monster in the sea.

You move around wildly in your rivers.

You churn the water with your feet.

You make the streams muddy.’ ”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

2‘Son of man, sing a funeral song about Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Say this to him:

“You have shown your power among the nations,

like a strong lion.

But really you are a monster who lives in the sea.

You live in the rivers of your country.

You beat the water with your feet.

The water of your streams becomes dirty.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

2“Son of man, lift up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and you have said to him: You have been like a young lion of nations, || And you [are] as a dragon in the seas, || And you come forth with your flowings, || And trouble the waters with your feet, || And you foul their flowings.

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