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Take a lamentation: see Eze_19:1 27:2.
Pharaoh; Hophra.
Like a young lion: of this hieroglyphic see Eze_19:3,6.
Of the nations; among, or to, the nations round about thee, spoiling all thou canst, a cruel devourer abroad.
A whale; a crocodile, a devouring dragon in thy rivers at home, for there the crocodiles lay and did mischief, though sometimes they went down the river to the sea.
In the seas; that comes forth to seek prey and devour, so a lion at land, a whale, or crocodile rather, at sea, ravenous every where.
Camest forth with thy rivers; raisedst mighty armies, and didst lead them out against thy neighbours, as in particular, Eze_29:3,4.
The waters; the people, kingdoms, and kings near thee.
With thy feet; with thy soldiers.
Fouledst their rivers; disturbed and muddied their pleasant clearness, and made them unfit to drink, i.e. did spoil all the pleasant and useful conveniences of thy neighbours.