21 Lo, thou trustest now in this broken staff of reed, to wit, on [a]Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:21 Egypt shall not only not be able to succor thee, but shall be an hurt unto thee.

21 Look, I know you are depending on Egypt,(A) that splintered reed of a staff,(B) 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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