Ezekiel 29:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt (A)shall know that I am the Lord.
“Because you[a] have been (B)a staff of reed to the house of Israel, 7 (C)when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake.[b] 8 Therefore thus says the Lord God: (D)Behold, I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you man and beast,
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- Ezekiel 29:6 Hebrew they
- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (compare Psalm 69:23); Hebrew to stand
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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