2 Kings 18:21
New American Standard Bible 1995
21 Now behold, you [a](A)rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt; on which if a man leans, it will go into his [b]hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
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- 2 Kings 18:21 Lit rely for yourself
- 2 Kings 18:21 Lit palm
Isaiah 30:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 “Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be (A)your shame
And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
4 “For (B)their princes are at Zoan
And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.
5 “Everyone will be (C)ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them,
Who are (D)not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”
Isaiah 31:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Help Not in Egypt but in God
31 Woe to those who go down to (A)Egypt for help
And (B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not (C)look to the (D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
Ezekiel 29:6-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been only a (A)staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
7 “When they took hold of you with the hand,
You (B)broke and tore all their [a]hands;
And when they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their loins [b]quake.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 29:7 So with some ancient versions; M.T. shoulders
- Ezekiel 29:7 Lit stand
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