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2 Kings 18:19-21
Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 18:19-21
Christian Standard Bible
The Royal Spokesman’s Speech
19 Then(A) the royal spokesman said to them, “Tell Hezekiah this is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: ‘What are you relying on?[a](B) 20 You think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on so that you have rebelled against me?(C) 21 Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff(D) that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it.(E) This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
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- 18:19 Lit ‘What is this trust which you trust
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