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Ezekiel 29:7

Pride

5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.

6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.

9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and they shall know that I am the LORD: because he hath said, The river is mine, and I have made it.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
KJV
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
WEB
When they took hold of you by your hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders. When they leaned on you, you broke and paralyzed all of their thighs.”
ASV
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
DARBY
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst give way and rend all their shoulder; and when they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and didst make all their loins to tremble.
BLB
In their grabbing hold of you with the hand, you broke and would tear every shoulder of theirs; and in their leaning on you, you broke and wrenched all their backs.
ÅB
når de[^1] tar deg[^2] ved ditt håndfang, så knekkes du og kløver skulderen på dem alle, og når de støtter seg på deg, brytes du i stykker og får lendene på dem alle til å vakle.
OTB
Når de grep deg med hendene, splintret du og rev opp skuldrene deres; når de lente seg på deg, brakk du og fikk alle deres rygger til å skjelve.
B1930
når de tar dig ved ditt håndfang, så knekkes du og kløver skulderen på dem alle, og når de støtter sig på dig, brytes du i stykker og får lendene på dem alle til å vakle. / < Israels folk.> / < Egypten.>

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 36:6

    Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

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  • Ezekiel 17:15–17

    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

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  • Jeremiah 17:5–6

    Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

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  • Psalms 118:8–9

    It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

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  • Psalms 146:3–4

    Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

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  • Proverbs 25:19

    Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.

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  • Jeremiah 37:5–11

    Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

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