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A Lion or a Crocodile?
Commentators unanimously highlight the stark contrast God draws. Pharaoh viewed himself as a majestic "young lion," a powerful and noble king among nations. God, however, reveals his true nature: a chaotic "monster in the seas," which scholars identify as a crocodile. This is a divine demotion, showing how God sees arrogant, self-glorifying power not as noble, but as brutish and monstrous.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 32:2
18th Century
Theologian
Thou art like ... - Rather, you would be like (others, “were likened to”) a young lion.
And thou art - In contrast to what…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 32:2
19th Century
Bishop
As a whale. —Rather, a crocodile. (See Note on Ezekiel 29:3, where the same word is used.) A striking contrast i…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 32:2
17th Century
Pastor
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt , &c.] Pharaohhophra, or Apries; say a funeral dirge for him; this is o…
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 32:1–16
17th Century
Minister
It is fitting for us to weep and tremble for those who will not weep and tremble for themselves. Great oppressors are, in God's account, no better …