21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
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For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel. …
That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! …
They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 17-37)Here is, I. Jerusalem besieged by Sennacherib’s army, 2 Kgs. 18:17. He sent three of his great generals with a great host against Jerusalem. Isa. this the great king, the king of Assyria? No, never call him so; he is a base, false, perfidious man, and worthy to be made infamous to all ages; let him never be named with honour that could do such a dishonourable thing as this, to take Hezekiah’s mone…
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