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 29:6
"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."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 18:21
"Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon 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."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 30:1
"Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:"
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 17:4
"And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 20:5
"And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 31:3
"Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together."
Read in chapter → - Jeremiah 37:5
"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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