When they took hold of thee with their hand, thou didst break and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest and madest all their loins to [a]stand [b]upright.

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and destroy man and beast out of thee.

And the land of Egypt shall be desolate, and waste, and they shall know that I am the Lord: because he hath said, [c]The river is mine, and I have made it,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:7 Or, shake.
  2. Ezekiel 29:7 When they felt their hurt, they would stay no more upon thee, but stood upon their feet, and put their trust in others.
  3. Ezekiel 29:9 Thus God cannot suffer that man should arrogate anything to himself, or put his trust in anything save in him alone.

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