Ezekiel 29:7
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 29 connects to 10 cross-references. Oracle against Egypt and Pharaoh the great dragon lying in the Nile: God will drag him from the river by hooks. Egypt will be a desolate waste for forty years then restored as a lowly kingdom. God gives Egypt to …
Other Translations
When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and didst rend all their shoulders; and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
In their taking hold of thee by thy hand, --thou art crushed, And hast rent to them all the shoulder, And in their leaning on thee thou art broken, And hast caused all their thighs to stand.
When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.
Cross References
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go …
And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of …
Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, …
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit …
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart …
Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, …
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. …
His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.