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Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know
    that I am the Lord
because you[a] were a staff of reed
    to the house of Israel;
when they grasped you with the hand, you broke,
    and tore all their shoulders;
and when they leaned on you, you broke,
    and made all their legs unsteady.[b]

Therefore, thus says the Lord God: I will bring a sword upon you, and will cut off from you human being and animal;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 29:6 Gk Syr Vg: Heb they
  2. Ezekiel 29:7 Syr: Heb stand

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