Ezekiel 29:6
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6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know
that I am the Lord,
because you[a] were a staff of reed
to the house of Israel;(A)
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- 29.6 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they
Ezekiel 29:9
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9 and the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.
Because you[a] said, “The Nile is mine, and I made it,”
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- 29.9 Gk Syr Vg: Heb he
Ezekiel 29:21
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21 On that day I will cause a horn to sprout up for the house of Israel, and I will open your lips among them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord.(A)
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Isaiah 30:2
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2 who set out to go down to Egypt
without asking for my counsel,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt.(A)
Isaiah 30:3
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3 Therefore the protection of Pharaoh shall become your shame,
and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.(A)
Isaiah 36:4
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4 The Rabshakeh said to them, “Say to Hezekiah: Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: On what do you base this reliance of yours?(A)
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Isaiah 36:6
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6 See, you are relying on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.(A)
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Jeremiah 14:10
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10 Thus says the Lord concerning this people:
Truly they have loved to wander;
they have not restrained their feet;
therefore the Lord does not accept them;
now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins.(A)
Hosea 8:13
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13 Though they offer choice sacrifices,[a]
though they eat flesh,
the Lord does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.(A)
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- 8.13 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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