⁶ Behold, you rely on the ^(A)staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his ^[a]hand and pierce it. ^(B)So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

⁵ Meanwhile, ^(A)Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they ^(B)lifted the siege from Jerusalem.

⁷ “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘^(A)Thus you are to say to the king of Judah, who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, ^(B)Pharaoh’s army which has come out for your assistance is going to return to its own land of Egypt.