Ezekiel 29:6

And all the dwellers in Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5and I will quickly cast down you and all the fish of your river: you shall fall on the face of the plain, and shall by no means be gathered, and shall not be brought together: I have given you for food to the wild beasts of the earth and to the fowls of the sky.

7When they took hold of you with their hand, you did break: and when every hand was clapped against them, and when they leaned on you, you were utterly broken, and did crush the loins of them all.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:18And all the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I am glorified upon Pharao and upon his chariots and his horses.

2 Kings 18:24How then will you turn away the face of one + 18:24 Gr. local ruler. petty governor, from among the least of my lord's servants? whereas you trust for yourself on Egypt for chariots and horsemen.

Isaiah 30:2even they that proceed to go down into Egypt, but they have not enquired of me, that they might be helped by Pharao, and protected by the Egyptians.

Isaiah 36:6Behold, you trust on this bruised staff of reed, on Egypt: as soon as a man leans upon it, it shall go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt and all that trust in him.

Lamentations 4:17PHE. While we yet lived our eyes failed, while we looked in vain for our help. TSADE. We looked to a nation that could not save.

Ezekiel 28:22and say, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in you; and you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought judgments in you, and I will be sanctified in you.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:2-8

Pride of Pharaoh; The Ruin of Pharaoh. ( b. c. 589.) 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: 3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. 4 But I will put hooks… Read the whole commentary →

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