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Ezekiel 29:3

Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

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ASV

speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

KJV

Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
דַּבֵּ֨רda.BerspeakH1696 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559 →
כֹּֽה־koh-thusH3541 →
אָמַ֣ר׀'a.Marhe saysH559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136 →
יְהוִ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3069 →
הִנְנִ֤יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.kha[am] on youH5921 →
פַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhO PharaohH6547 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
הַתַּנִּים֙ha.ta.Nimthe sea monsterH8577 →
הַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.Dol<the> greatH1419 →
הָרֹבֵ֖ץha.ro.Vetzwhich liesH7257 →
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin amongH8432 →
יְאֹרָ֑יוye.'o.Ravcanals itsH2975 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
אָמַ֛ר'a.Marit has saidH559 →
לִ֥יli[belongs] to me
יְאֹרִ֖יye.'o.RiRiver myH2975 →
וַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי׃'a.si.Ti.niI made for myselfH6213 →

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Isaiah 27:1In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.Ezekiel 32:2“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.’1 Corinthians 4:7For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?Jeremiah 44:30This is what the LORD says: Behold, I will deliver Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hands of his enemies who seek his life, just as I delivered Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, the enemy who was seeking his life.”Job 41:34He looks down on all the haughty; he is king over all the proud.”Deuteronomy 8:17You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”Ezekiel 29:9–10The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’Ezekiel 30:12I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.Ezekiel 29:9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”Psalms 74:13You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;Revelation 12:3–4Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.Daniel 4:30–31the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”Nahum 1:6Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.Ezekiel 28:22And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.Psalms 76:7You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?Psalms 74:13–14You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea;

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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