Ezekiel 29:6 Cross References - NSB

⁶ »Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Jehovah. This is because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

¹⁴ »If you do not, he will send his worst plagues to strike you, your officials, and everyone else in your country. Then you will find out that no one can oppose Jehovah.

¹⁸ »Then the Egyptians will know that I am Jehovah, when I am honored through Pharaoh, through his chariots and his horsemen.«

²¹ »You rely on Egypt that broken reed of a staff. If a man leans on it (relies on its power) his hand (strength) will be pierced (wounded) (diminished). So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who put their faith in him.

⁵ »Those who trusted in Cush and boasted in Egypt will be afraid and put to shame. ⁶ »That day the people who live on this coast will say: ‘See what has happened to those we relied on, those we fled to for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?«’

² »You go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. You want Egypt to protect you. You put your trust in Egypt's military might. ³ »The safety of Pharaoh will be your shame and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation. ⁴ »Their princes are at Zoan and their ambassadors arrive at Hanes. ⁵ »Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot help them. They cannot help. They can only offer shame and reproach.« ⁶ THE PROPHESY ABOUT THE BEASTS OF THE NEGEV (southern land): The Negev is a land of distress and anguish. Lions and lionesses live there. Vipers and poisonous snakes live there. They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels to a nation that cannot help them. ⁷ Egypt's help is completely useless. That is why I call her: »Rahab, who sits still.« (defamatory word for Egypt) (negative connotation)

¹ How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah. ² He is wise and can bring about disaster. He does not take back his words. He rises against wicked people and against those who help troublemakers. ³ The Egyptians are humans, not God. Their horses are flesh and blood, not spirit. Jehovah will stretch out his powerful hand (extend his power). The one who gives help will stumble. The one who receives help will fall. Both will die together.

⁶ »When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.

³⁶ »You change your mind so easily. You will be shamed by Egypt as you were shamed by Assyria.

¹⁷ Our eyes are still wasting away in looking for our false help. We watch for a nation unable to give salvation.

²² »You must say,, The Lord Jehovah says: »I am against you, O Sidon! I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am Jehovah when I execute judgments in her. I will manifest my holiness in her. ²³ »‘For I will send pestilence to her and blood to her streets. The wounded will fall in her midst by the sword upon her on every side. Then they will know that I am Jehovah. ²⁴ »‘There will be no more prickling brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel from any round about them who scorned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord Jehovah.

²⁶ »‘»They will live in it securely. They will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgments upon all who scorn them round about them. Then they will know that I am Jehovah their God!«’«