Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. Cross References Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. Proverbs 25:19 Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble. Isaiah 30:3 But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt's shade your disgrace. Isaiah 30:5 everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach." Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Ezekiel 17:17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. Ezekiel 29:6 Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. Ezekiel 29:7 When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. Ezekiel 29:16 Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD." Treasury of Scripture See, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; where on if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. Isaiah 20:5,6 Isaiah 30:1-7 Isaiah 31:3 |