2 Kings 18:21

Bible › 2 Kings › Chapter 18 › Verse 21

Now, 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.Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

In other translations

Now, 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.Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

Hebrew words

עַתָּה'atahnowH6258הִנֵּהhinehthere!H2009בָטַחְתָּvatachtayou relyH982לְּךָlekha<for> yourselfעַל־'al-onH5921מִשְׁעֶנֶתmish'enet[the] staff ofH4938הַקָּנֶהhakaneh<the> reedH7070הָרָצוּץharatzutz<the> crushedH7533הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088עַל־'al-onH5921מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יִסָּמֵךְyisamekhhe will support himselfH5564אִישׁ'ishanyoneH376עָלָיו'alavon itH5921וּבָאuva'and it will goH935בְכַפּוֹvekhapoin palm hisH3709וּנְקָבָהּunekavahand it will pierce itH5344כֵּןken[is] thusH3651פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428מִצְרַיִםmitzrayimEgyptH4714לְכָל־lekholto allH3605הַבֹּטְחִיםhabotechimthose [who] relyH982עָלָיו׃'alavon himH5921

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Pharaoh (2 Kings 18)

Places: Egypt

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