Ezekiel 29:6-8
World English Bible
6 “‘“All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 7 When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke, and paralyzed all of their thighs.”
8 “‘Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you, and will cut off man and animal from you.
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Ezekiel 29:6-8
International Standard Version
6 ‘Then everyone living in Egypt
will know that I am the Lord,
because they have been an unreliable ally[a]
to the house of Israel.
7 When they reached out to you for support,
you tore their hands
and dislocated all of their shoulders.
When they tried to lean on you,
they couldn’t control their own bowels.’[b]
8 “Therefore this is what the Lord God says: ‘Look out! I’m bringing violent death[c] in your direction! I’m going to kill every person and animal,
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- Ezekiel 29:6 Lit. been a staff made of reeds
- Ezekiel 29:7 Lit. all of their loins became unstable; so LXX; i.e. an involuntary physiological response from terror in the aftermath of their military defeat
- Ezekiel 29:8 Lit. bringing a sword
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