Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
Ver. 2. Take up a lamentation,] i.e., A lamentable prophecy, destructive to the Egyptians; and it is very likely that they heard of it but heeded it not; tanquam monstra marina Dei verba praetereuntes.
Thou art like a young lion.] For pride, fierceness, and cruelty.
And thou art as a whale.] Or, Crocodile; thou domineerest over sea and land, far and wide; thou playest rex.
Thou camest forth with thy rivers.] With the arms of thy Nile into the midland sea, insanis bellis inquietans omnia, breeding a great bustle in the countries near adjoining.