Ezekiel 29:3

NETBible

Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against 1  you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster 2  lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.” 3 

NIV ©

Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "‘I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile is mine; I made it for myself."

NASB ©

"Speak and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, The great monster that lies in the midst of his rivers, That has said, ‘My Nile is mine, and I myself have made it.’

NLT ©

Give them this message from the Sovereign LORD: I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt––you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it for myself!’

MSG ©

Tell him, 'GOD, the Master, says: "'Watch yourself, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I'm dead set against you, You lumbering old dragon, lolling and flaccid in the Nile, Saying, "It's my Nile. I made it. It's mine."

BBE ©

Say to them, These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great river-beast stretched out among his Nile streams, who has said, The Nile is mine, and I have made it for myself.

NRSV ©

speak, and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon sprawling in the midst of its channels, saying, "My Nile is my own; I made it for myself."

NKJV ©

"Speak, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies in the midst of his rivers, Who has said, ‘My River is my own; I have made it for myself.’

KJV
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and say
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Thus saith
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GOD
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Behold, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh
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king
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of Egypt
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the great
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dragon
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that lieth
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in the midst
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of his rivers
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which hath said
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My river
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NASB ©
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and say
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, 'Thus
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says
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the Lord
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GOD
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, "Behold
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, I am against
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you, Pharaoh
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king
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of Egypt
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, The great
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monster
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that lies
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in the midst
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of his rivers
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, That has said
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, 'My Nile
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is mine, and I myself
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have made
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it.
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LXXM
kai
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CONJ
eipon {V-AAD-2S} tade
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D-APN
legei
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V-PAI-3S
kuriov
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N-NSM
idou
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INJ
egw
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P-NS
epi
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PREP
faraw
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N-PRI
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
drakonta
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N-ASM
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
megan
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A-ASM
ton
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T-ASM
egkayhmenon {V-PMPAS} en
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PREP
mesw
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A-DSM
potamwn
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N-GPM
autou
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D-GSM
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
legonta
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V-PAPAS
emoi
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P-DS
eisin
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V-PAI-3P
oi
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T-NPM
potamoi
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N-NPM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
egw
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P-NS
epoihsa
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V-AAI-1S
autouv
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D-APM
NET [draft] ITL
Tell
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them, ‘This is what
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the sovereign
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Lord
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says
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: “‘Look
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, I am against
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you, Pharaoh
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king
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of Egypt
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, the great
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monster
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lying
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in the midst
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of its waterways
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, who
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has said
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, “My Nile
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is my own, I
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made
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it for myself.”
HEBREW
yntyve
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ynaw
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yray
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yl
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rma
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rsa
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wyray
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Kwtb
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Ubrh
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lwdgh
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Mynth
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Myrum
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Klm
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herp
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Kyle
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ynnh
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hwhy
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ynda
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rma
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hk
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trmaw
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rbd (29:3)
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NETBible

Tell them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against 1  you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster 2  lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said, “My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.” 3 

NET Notes

1 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.

2 tn Heb “jackals,” but many medieval Hebrew mss read correctly “the serpent.” The Hebrew term appears to refer to a serpent in Exod 7:9-10, 12; Deut 32:33; and Ps 91:13. It also refers to large creatures that inhabit the sea (Gen 1:21; Ps 148:7). In several passages it is associated with the sea or with the multiheaded sea monster Leviathan (Job 7:12; Ps 74:13; Isa 27:1; 51:9). Because of the Egyptian setting of this prophecy and the reference to the creature’s scales (v. 4), many understand a crocodile to be the referent here (e.g., NCV “a great crocodile”; TEV “you monster crocodile”; CEV “a giant crocodile”).

3 sn In Egyptian theology Pharaoh owned and controlled the Nile. See J. D. Currid, Ancient Egypt and the Old Testament, 240-44.