Ezekiel 29:7
Whensoever 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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Psalms 118:8It is, better to seek refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man:
Proverbs 25:19A broken tooth and a faltering foot, is confidence in the treacherous, in the day of danger.
Isaiah 30:3Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh become to you a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult;
Jeremiah 17:5Thus, saith Yahweh Accursed is the man—Who trusteth in a son of earth, And hath made flesh his arm,—And whose heart from Yahweh, turneth aside:
Ezekiel 17:15But he hath rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt, that there should be given to him horses, and much people. Shall he thrive? Shall he escape that doeth these things? Shall he break a covenant and escape?
Nahum 3:10Yet, she, was given up to exile, she went into captivity, even her babes, were dashed to the ground, at the head of all the streets,—and, for her honourable men, cast they lots, and, all her great men, were bound together in chains.
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 →