And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of [a]reed to the house of Israel.

When they took hold of thee with their hand, thou didst break and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loins to [b]stand [c]upright.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and destroy man and beast out of thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:6 Read 2 Kings 18:21; Isa. 36:6.
  2. Ezekiel 29:7 Or, shake.
  3. Ezekiel 29:7 When they felt their hurt, they would stay no more upon thee, but stood upon their feet, and put their trust in others.

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