Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

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.

Holman Bible

Then all the inhabitants of Egypt
will know that I am Yahweh,
for they have been a staff made of reed
to the house of Israel.

International Standard Version

"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.

A Conservative Version

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

American Standard Version

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Amplified


“And all the inhabitants of Egypt will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,
Because they have been [only] a staff made of [fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Julia Smith Translation

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they were a support of reed to the house of Israel:

King James 2000

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of rod to the house of Israel.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And all of the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I [am] Yahweh, because of their being a staff of reed for the house of Israel.

Modern King James verseion

And all the people of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that all they which dwell in Egypt, may know, that I am the LORD: because thou hast been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

NET Bible

Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord because they were a reed staff for the house of Israel;

New Heart English Bible

All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

The Emphasized Bible

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

Webster

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.

World English Bible

All the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Youngs Literal Translation

And known have all inhabitants of Egypt That I am Jehovah, Because of their being a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And all the inhabitants
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

of Egypt
מצרים 
Mitsrayim 
Usage: 681

that I am the Lord

Usage: 0

משׁענת משׁענה 
Mish`enah 
Usage: 12

of reed
קנה 
Qaneh 
Usage: 62

to the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

References

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Watsons

Context Readings

Yahweh's Judgment Upon Egypt

5 “I will abandon you to the wilderness, you and all the fish of your rivers;
You will fall on the open field; you will not be brought together or gathered.
I have given you for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the sky.
6 “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
7 “When they took hold of you with the hand,
You broke and tore all their hands;
And when they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their loins quake.”


Cross References

2 Kings 18:21

Now behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt; on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

Isaiah 36:6

Behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

Exodus 9:14

For this time I will send all My plagues on you and your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

Exodus 14:18

Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.”

Isaiah 20:5-6

Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.

Isaiah 30:2-7

Who proceed down to Egypt
Without consulting Me,
To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh
And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

Isaiah 31:1-3

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

Jeremiah 2:36

“Why do you go around so much
Changing your way?
Also, you will be put to shame by Egypt
As you were put to shame by Assyria.

Lamentations 4:17

Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.

Ezekiel 28:22-24

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
And I will be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.

Ezekiel 28:26

They will live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”’”

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