- a staff:
- "Now,¹ behold,¹ thou trustestª° upon¹ the staffª of this¹ bruisedª° reed,ª [even] upon¹ Egypt,ª on¹ which¹ if a manª lean,ª° it will goª° into his hand,ª and pierceª° it: so¹ [is] Pharaohª kingª of Egyptª unto all¹ that trustª° on¹ him." {2Kg 18:21} + "And they shall be afraidª° and ashamedª° of Ethiopiaª¹ their expectation,ª and of¹ Egyptª their glory.ª ... And the inhabitantª° of this¹ isleª shall sayª° in that¹ day,ª Behold,¹ suchª [is] our expectation,ª whither¹¹ we fleeª° for helpª to be deliveredª° fromª¹ the kingª of Assyria:ª and how¹ shall we¹ escape?ª°" {Isa 20:5-6} + "That walkª° to go downª° into Egypt,ª and have not¹ askedª° at my mouth;ª to strengthenª° themselves in the strengthª of Pharaoh,ª and to trustª° in the shadowª of Egypt!ª ... For the Egyptiansª shall helpª° in vain,ª and to no purpose:ª therefore¹ have I criedª° concerning this,ª Their² strengthª [is] to sit still.ª" {Isa 30:2-7} + "Woeª to them that go downª° to Egyptª for help;ª and stayª° on¹ horses,ª and trustª° in¹ chariots,ª because¹ [they are] many;ª and in¹ horsemen,ª because¹ they are very² strong;ª°¹ but they lookª° not¹ unto¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª neither¹ seekª° the LORD!ª ... Now the Egyptiansª [are] men,ª and not¹ God;ª and their horsesª flesh,ª and not¹ spirit.ª When the LORDª shall stretch outª° his hand,ª both he that helpethª° shall fall,ª° and he that is holpenª° shall fall down,ª° and they all¹ shall failª° together.ª" {Isa 31:1-3} + "Lo,¹ thou trustestª° in¹ the staffª of this¹ brokenª° reed,ª on¹ Egypt;ª whereon¹¹ if a manª lean,ª° it will goª° into his hand,ª and pierceª° it: so¹ [is] Pharaohª kingª of Egyptª to all¹ that trustª° in¹ him." {Isa 36:6} + "Why¹ gaddest¹ thou about²° so muchª to changeª°¹ thy way?ª thou also¹ shalt be ashamedª° of Egypt,ª¹ as¹ thou wast ashamedª° of Assyria.ª¹" {Jer 2:36} + "As for us, our eyesª as yet¹ failedª° for¹ our vainª help:ª in our watchingª we have watchedª° for¹ a nationª [that] could not¹ saveª° [us]." {Lam 4:17}
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