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.2 Kings 18:21 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
Isa 30:7, Ezk 29:6–7, Isa 30:2–3, 2Ki 17:4, Isa 36:6, Isa 31:1–3, Jer 46:17