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"Behold, you rely on the astaff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. bSo is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
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Psalms 146:3, Isaiah 30:3, Isaiah 30:5, Isaiah 30:7
Psalms 146
3aDo not trust in princes, In mortal bman, in whom there is cno salvation.
Isaiah 30
3
"Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be ayour shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
Isaiah 30
5
"Everyone will be aashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who arebnot for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach."
Isaiah 30
7
Even Egypt, whose ahelp is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "bRahab who has been exterminated."