Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.
Ver. 30. Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra.] Called also Vaphres, and by Herodotus, Apries, being nephew to Necho, who slew Josiah. A very proud prince he saith Apries was, slain by Amasis, who succeeded him. But others gather from this text, and from Ezekiel 29:19; Ezekiel 31:11; Ezekiel 31:15; Ezekiel 31:18, that he was slain by Nebuchadnezzar. Josephus a also and Jerome say as much. b
a Antiq., lib. x. cap. 11.
b Jerome in Thren., cap. 4.