2 Kings 18:21

Now, hinei, thou trustest upon the mishenet (staff) of this bruised reed, even upon Mitzrayim, on which if a man lean, it will go into his yad, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh Melech Mitzrayim unto all that depend on him.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20Thou sayest — but they are mere davar sfatayim (words of lips, vain words) — I have etzah (counsel) and gevurah (strength) for the milchamah. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?

22But if ye say unto me, We trust in Hashem Eloheinu; is not that He, whose high places and whose mizbechot Chizkiyah hath taken away, and hath said to Yehudah and Yerushalayim, Ye shall worship before this Mizbe'ach in Yerushalayim?

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Cross References

Isaiah 30:1Hoy (woe, doom) to the banim sorerim (obstinately rebellious children), saith Hashem, 1 that take etzah, but not from Me; 1 and in their plans weave a web, but not of My Ruach, 1 that they may heap up chattat upon chattat; 1

Isaiah 30:7For the Mitzrayim shall be hevel (vain) in help, and to no purpose; 1 therefore have I called her concerning this, Rahab Sits Idle. 1

Isaiah 36:6Hinei, thou trustest in the mishenet (staff) of this broken reed, on Mitzrayim; whereon if an ish lean, it will go into his palm, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh Melech Mitzrayim to all that trust in him.

Ezekiel 29:6And all the inhabitants of Mitzrayim shall know that I am Hashem. Because they have been mishenet kaneh (a staff of reed) to Bais Yisroel,

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:18-37

Rab-Shakeh's Blasphemous Speech. ( b. c. 710.) 17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field. 18 And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of… Read the whole commentary →

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