15 My brothers have acted (A)deceitfully like a [a]wadi,
Like the torrents of [b]wadis which drain away,

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Footnotes

  1. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season
  2. Job 6:15 I.e., dry stream bed(s), except in the rainy season

15 But my brothers are as undependable as intermittent streams,(A)
    as the streams that overflow

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Behold, you have relied on the (A)staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his [a]hand and pierce it. (B)So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:6 Lit palm

Look, I know you are depending(A) on Egypt,(B) that splintered reed(C) of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.

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