Read Ezekiel 32.1-16 Ezekiel's sixth oracle concerning Pharaoh and Egypt.
In verse 1 in the twelfth year ... the twelfth month ... the first day: March 3 586 BCE.
The portrayal of Pharaoh's defeat by God draws upon the mythological traditions of God's defeat
of the sea dragon Leviathan at creation (Isa 11.15; 27.1; Ps 74.12-17; 104.7-9; Job 38.8-11; Ex 15).
The motif of darkness recalls the plague of darkness against Egypt (Ex 10.21-29) and the
"Day of the LORD" traditions (Joel 2.1-2; 3.15; Zeph 1.15).
The sword of the King of Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar.
The nations will witness God's victory (Ex 15.13-18).
In verse 16 women served as mourners in the ancient Near East (Jer 9.17-18).
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