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Ezekiel Chapter 29 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV Ezekiel 29:6

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
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BBE Ezekiel 29:6

And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.
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DARBY Ezekiel 29:6

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I [am] Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
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KJV Ezekiel 29:6

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.
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WBT Ezekiel 29:6

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WEB Ezekiel 29:6

All the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Yahweh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
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YLT Ezekiel 29:6

And known have all inhabitants of Egypt That I `am' Jehovah, Because of their being a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - A staff of reed unto the house of Israel. Ezekiel reproduces the familiar image of 2 Kings 18:21; Isaiah 36:6. The proverb had not ceased to be true, though the rulers were different. Here, again, the imagery is strictly local. The reeds were as characteristic of the Nile as the crocodiles (Exodus 1:3; Job 40:21). The image of the reed is continued in Ver. 7, and the effect of trusting to its support is described in detail.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) A staff of reed.--In Isaiah 36:6 the dependence of Judah upon Egypt is described as trust "in the staff of this broken reed;" but notwithstanding all warnings, they still trusted, especially at the time of this prophecy, and proved in their experience the truth of the Divine word. The figure is taken from the reeds, which grew abundantly on the banks of the Nile, and the statement is historically amplified in the following verse, where the reference is to be understood not of any single fact so much as of a continual, often repeated result. There should be a period in the middle of Ezekiel 29:6, the first half forming the conclusion of the previous denunciation, and the second half being closely connected with Ezekiel 29:7-9. Ezekiel 29:7 is parenthetical.