2 Kings 18:21
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21 Look, you are now trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff(A) that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it.(B) This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him.
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Isaiah 30:3-5
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3 But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.(A)
4 For though his[a] princes are at Zoan(B)
and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,
5 everyone will be ashamed
because of a people who can’t help.
They are of no benefit, they are no help;
they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.(C)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:4 Or Judah’s
Isaiah 31:1
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The Lord, the Only Help
31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help(A)
and who depend on horses!
They trust in the abundance of chariots
and in the large number of horsemen.(B)
They do not look(C) to the Holy One of Israel
and they do not seek the Lord’s help.
Ezekiel 29:6-7
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6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
will know that I am Yahweh,
for they[a] have been a staff made of reed
to the house of Israel.
7 When Israel grasped you by the hand,
you splintered,(A) tearing all their shoulders;
when they leaned on you,
you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.[b]
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:6 LXX, Syr, Vg read you
- Ezekiel 29:7 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads and you caused their hips to stand
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