Isaiah 36:6 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Parallel Passages

  • Isaiah 30:3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Ezekiel 29:6–7 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. …
  • 2 Kings 17:4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
  • 2 Kings 18:21 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.
  • Isaiah 20:5–6 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. …
  • Isaiah 30:1–7 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: …

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Topics

  • Assyria Sennacherib
  • Confidence False
  • Egyptians Alliances with, forbidden to the Israelites
  • Hezekiah Military operations of
  • Rab-shakeh (Rabshakeh) Sent by Sennacherib against Jerusalem; undertakes to cause disloyalty to Hezekiah and the surrender of Jerusalem by a speech in the Jews’...

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Bible Dictionary

  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
  • PharaohThe official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks. (See Egypt.) The name is a...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Lo, thou trustest הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative בָטַחְתָּ bāṭaḥtā בָּטַח Verb · qal perfect, second person masculine singular
  • in the staff עַל ʿal Preposition מִשְׁעֶנֶת mišʿenet מִשְׁעֵנָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • of this broken הָרָצוּץ hārāṣûṣ רָצַץ Verb · qal passive participle, masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
  • reed הַקָּנֶה haqqānê קָנֶה Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • on Egypt עַל ʿal Preposition מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • whereon if a man אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative אִישׁ ʾîš אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular
  • lean יִסָּמֵךְ yissāmēk סָמַךְ Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • it will go עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular וּבָא ûbāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • into his hand בְכַפּוֹ bĕkappô כַּף Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and pierce וּנְקָבָהּ ûnĕqābāh נָקַב Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular
  • it: so is Pharaoh כֵּן kēn Demonstrative פַּרְעֹה parʿô פַּרְעֹה Proper name
  • king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • to all that trust לְכָל lĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַבֹּטְחִים habbōṭĕḥîm בָּטַח Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural · with the עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular

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