15 “My brothers have acted (A)deceitfully like a [a]wadi,
Like the torrents of [b]wadis which vanish,

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  1. Job 6:15 Or brooks
  2. Job 6:15 Or brooks

15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(A)
    as the streams that overflow

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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.

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  1. Isaiah 36:6 Lit palm

Look, I know you are depending(A) on Egypt,(B) that splintered reed(C) of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.

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