2nd Kings 18:21
Whether thou hopest in a staff of a reed and broken, that is, upon Egypt, on which, if a man leaneth, it shall be broken, and shall enter into his hand, and shall pierce it. So is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all men that 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
Isa 30:7, Ezk 29:6–7, Isa 30:2–3, 2Ki 17:4, Isa 36:6, Isa 31:1–3, Jer 46:17