2 Kings 18:19-21

International Standard Version

‘“Why are you so confident? ²⁰ You’re saying—but they’re only empty words—‘I have enough^[a] advice and resources to conduct warfare!’

‘“Now who are you relying on, that you have rebelled against me? ²¹ Look, you’re trusting on Egypt to lean on like a staff, but it’s a crushed reed, and if you lean on it, it will collapse and pierce your hand. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who relies on him!