Albert Barnes Commentary Ezekiel 32:2

"Son 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." — Ezekiel 32:2 (ASV)

Thou art like ... - Rather, you would be like (others, “were likened to”) a young lion.

And thou art - In contrast to what you would be.

A whale - Rather, crocodile (marginal reference note). Pharaoh should have been like the king of beasts, but he is a mere sea-monster. There is strong irony here, because the Egyptian king was proud of the comparison between himself and the mighty crocodile.

Seas - The word is often used of the waters of a great river, like the Nile.

Thou camest forth with thy rivers - Rather, you burst forth in “thy rivers” as the crocodile does from the water into which he has plunged.