Isaiah 36:6
Behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which if a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.This verse in the real world
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- מִשְׁעֵנָהmishʻênâhsupport (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick
- רָצַץrâtsatsto crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
- נָקַבnâqabto puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to spec
- קָנֶהqâneha reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the
- סָמַךְçâmakto prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favor
- בָּטַחbâṭachfiguratively, to trust, be confident or sure
- כַּףkaphthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of
- פַּרְעֹהParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kings
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ezk 29:6–7, 2Ki 18:21, Isa 31:3, Isa 30:1–7, Jer 37:5–8, 2Ki 17:4, Isa 20:5–6