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A submerged dark shape disturbs muddy river water beside a lion-shaped rock.
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Ezekiel 32:2

The river monster stirs

Lament for Pharaoh and the Fallen Nations · Ezekiel 32

Story guide: Lion and monster images are prophetic comparisons, not literal animals identified with Pharaoh.

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2Son of man, raise a lament over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: You compared yourself to a young lion among the nations, but you were like the monster in the seas; you burst forth in your rivers, and muddied the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.

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