See, you are relying now on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
Ezekiel 29:7 - New Revised Standard Version when they grasped you with the hand, you broke, and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke, and made all their legs unsteady. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they grasped you with the hand and leaned upon you, you broke and tore their whole shoulder, and [by injuring their muscles made them so stiff and rigid that] they could do no more than stand. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible when they took you in hand, you would splinter and make their shoulders sore; when they leaned on you, you would break, bringing them to their knees— Catholic Public Domain Version When they took hold of you with the hand, you broke, and so you wounded all of their shoulders. And when they leaned on you, you shattered, and so you injured all of their lower backs. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When they took hold of thee with the hand thou didst break, and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brokest, and weakenest all their loins. |
See, you are relying now on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
Like a bad tooth or a lame foot is trust in a faithless person in time of trouble.
And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Ethiopia their hope and of Egypt their boast.
Therefore the protection of Pharaoh shall become your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
See, you are relying on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
Our eyes failed, ever watching vainly for help; we were watching eagerly for a nation that could not save.
The Egyptians shall never again be the reliance of the house of Israel; they will recall their iniquity, when they turned to them for aid. Then they shall know that I am the Lord God.
Yet she became an exile, she went into captivity; even her infants were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; lots were cast for her nobles, all her dignitaries were bound in fetters.
Ethiopia was her strength, Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were her helpers.