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32 During the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the Eternal came to me with a lament over Pharaoh and his people.

Eternal One: Son of man, sing a lament over Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Tell him,

    You imagine yourself a lion moving mightily through the nations,
        but you’re really like the great sea monster
    Rampaging through the waterways—muddying up the streams
        and fouling the rivers with your feet.

    So I, the Eternal One, say:
        I will use a company of many people to cover you with My net
    Using the nations to make the trap.
        Once you are caught, they will haul you up in My net.

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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)

“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘With a great throng of people
    I will cast my net over you,
    and they will haul you up in my net.(G)

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