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Isaiah 36:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 36:5-7
Christian Standard Bible
5 You[a] think mere words are strategy and strength for war. Who are you now relying on that you have rebelled against me?(A) 6 Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff(B) that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.(C) 7 Suppose you say to me, ‘We rely on the Lord our God.’ Isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You are to worship at this altar’?(D)
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- 36:5 Many Hb mss, DSS, 2Kg 18:20; MT reads I
Isaiah 36:5-7
New International Version
Isaiah 36:5-7
New International Version
5 You say you have counsel and might for war—but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel(A) against me? 6 Look, I know you are depending(B) on Egypt,(C) that splintered reed(D) 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. 7 But if you say to me, “We are depending(E) on the Lord our God”—isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed,(F) saying to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before this altar”?(G)
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