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(A) Then everyone in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

You and your nation refused to help the people of Israel and were nothing more than a broken stick. When they reached out to you for support, you broke in half, cutting their arms and making them fall.[a]

So I, the Lord God, will send troops to attack you, king of Egypt. They will kill your people and livestock,

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  1. 29.7 making them fall: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the Lord.

“‘You have been a staff of reed(A) for the people of Israel. When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(B) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](C)

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will bring a sword against you and kill both man and beast.(D)

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  1. Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand