Ezekiel 29:6

So shall all the inhabitants of Egypt know that I, am Yahweh, Because they were a staff of reed to the house of Israel:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 stretch thee out towards the desert, Thee and all the fish of thy rivers, On the face of the field, shalt thou lie Thou shalt not be carried away nor shalt thou be gathered, To the wild beast of the earth and to the bird of the heavens, have I given thee for food.

7Whensoever they took hold of thee by the hand, thou didst run through, and tear open for them every hand, —And whensoever they leaned upon thee, thou didst break, and caused all their loins to halt.

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Cross References

Exodus 14:18And the Egyptians shall know, that, I, am Yahweh,—when I have gotten me honour over Pharaoh, over his chariots and over his horsemen.

2 Kings 18:24How then wilt thou turn back the face of one pasha of the least of my lord’s servants? Or hast thou, on thy part, trusted to Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

Isaiah 30:2Who are setting out to go down to Egypt, But at my mouth, have not asked,—Betaking them to the protection of Pharaoh And seeking refuge under the shadow of Egypt.

Isaiah 36:6Lo! thou dost trust on the support of this bruised cane, on Egypt, whereon if a man lean it will enter his hand and lay it open,—So, is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust upon him.

Lamentations 4:17Silly shall our eyes fail, for our help that is vain: In our watchtower, have we watched—for a nation that will not save.

Ezekiel 28:22and thou shalt say— Thus saith My Lord. Yahweh, Behold me! against thee, O Zidon, Therefore will I get myself glory in thy midst,— [And they shall know that, I, am Yahweh,] When I have executed against her judgments And hallowed myself in her.

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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