2 Kings 18:21

You rely on Egypt that broken reed of a staff. If a man leans on it (relies on its power) his hand (strength) will be pierced (wounded) (diminished). So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who put their faith in him.

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt's help is completely useless. That is why I call her: Rahab, who sits still. (defamatory word for Egypt) (negative connotation)

Ezekiel 29:6-7

Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Jehovah. This is because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

2 Kings 17:4

Hoshea's treachery became clear to the king of Assyria. He had sent representatives to the king of Egypt. He did not send his offering to the king of Assyria like he did in previous years. So the king of Assyria had him put in chains and locked in prison.

Isaiah 30:2-3

You go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. You want Egypt to protect you. You put your trust in Egypt's military might.

Isaiah 31:1-3

How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.

Isaiah 36:6

When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.

Jeremiah 46:17

There they will cry: 'Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is a big windbag. He has missed his chance.'

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Summary

2 Kings 18:21

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.

The staff

Isaiah 36:6

Ezekiel 29:6

Upon egypt

Isaiah 30:2

Isaiah 31:1

So is pharaoh

2 Kings 17:4

Jeremiah 46:17

General references

Isaiah 36:6

Luke 14:31

Bible References

The staff

When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.

Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Jehovah. This is because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

Upon egypt

You go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. You want Egypt to protect you. You put your trust in Egypt's military might.

So is pharaoh

There they will cry: 'Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is a big windbag. He has missed his chance.'

General references

When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.

When a king commands ten thousand men to fight another king who comes against him with twenty thousand men, he will sit down first and decide if he is strong enough to defeat the other king.