Parallel 2KI 18:21

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BSB § Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEB Now, behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt. If a man leans on it, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.

NET Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him.

LSV Now behold, you have trusted for yourself on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leans on, and it has gone into his hand and pierced it! So [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

FBV Now look! You're trusting in Egypt, a walking stick that's like a broken reed that will cut the hand of anyone leaning on it. That's what Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is like to everyone who trusts in him.

T4T Listen to me! You are relying on the army of Egypt. But that is like [MET] using a broken reed for a walking stick on which you could lean. But it would pierce the hand of anyone who would lean on it! That is what the king of Egypt would be like for anyone who relied on him for help.

LEB Now, look! You rely on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, whichwhen a man leans on it, it goes into his hand and pierces it! So is Pharaoh the king of Egypt for all who are trusting on him!

BBE See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

MOF No MOF 2KI book available

JPS Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

ASV Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

DRA Dost thou trust in Egypt a staff of a broken reed, upon which if a man lean, it will break and go into his hand, and pierce it? so is Pharao king of Egypt, to all that trust in him.

YLT 'Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! — so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

DBY Now behold, thou reliest upon the staff of that broken reed, upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it goes into his hand and pierces it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that rely upon him.

RV Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

WBS Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

KJB Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.
  (Now, behold, thou/you trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.)

BB Doest thou trust to the staffe of this broken reede Egypt, on which if a man leane, it will go into his hande, & pearse it: Euen so is Pharao king of Egypt vnto all that trust on hym.
  (Doest thou/you trust to the staff of this broken reede Egypt, on which if a man leane, it will go into his hande, and pearse it: Even so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.)

GNV Lo, thou trustest now in this broken staffe of reede, to wit, on Egypt, on which if a man leane, it will goe into his hand, and pearce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt vnto all that trust on him.
  (Lo, thou/you trustest now in this broken staff of reede, to wit, on Egypt, on which if a man leane, it will go into his hand, and pearce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.)

CB Beholde, puttest thou thy trust in this broken staffe of rede, in Egipte? which who leaneth vpon, it shall go into his hande, & pearse it thorow. Euen so is Pharao the kynge of Egipte vnto all them that put their trust in him.
  (Behold, puttest thou/you thy/your trust in this broken staff of rede, in Egypt? which who leaneth upon, it shall go into his hande, and pearse it thorow. Even so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt unto all them that put their trust in him.)

WYC Whethir thou hopist in a `staf of rehed and brokun, Egipt, on which, if a man lenith, it schal be brokun, and schal entre in to hys hond, and schal peerse it? So is Farao, kyng of Egipt, to alle men that tristen on hym.
  (Whethir thou/you hopist in a `staf of rehed and brokun, Egypt, on which, if a man lenith, it shall be brokun, and shall enter in to his hand, and shall peerse it? So is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all men that tristen on him.)

LUT Siehe, verlässest du dich auf diesen zerstoßenen Rohrstab, auf Ägypten? welcher, so sich jemand drauf lehnet, wird er ihm in die Hand gehen und sie durchbohren. Also ist Pharao, der König in Ägypten, allen, die sich auf ihn verlassen.
  (Siehe, leave you you/yourself on diesen zerstoßenen Rohrstab, on Egypt? welcher, so itself/yourself/themselves jemand drauf lehnet, becomes he him in the Hand gehen and they/she/them durchbohren. So is Pharao, the king in Egypt, allen, the itself/yourself/themselves on him/it verlassen.)

CLV an speras in baculo arundineo atque confracto Ægypto, super quem, si incubuerit homo, comminutus ingredietur manum ejus, et perforabit eam? sic est Pharao rex Ægypti omnibus qui confidunt in se.
  (an speras in baculo arundineo atque confracto Ægypto, super quem, when/but_if incubuerit homo, comminutus ingredietur manum eyus, and perforabit eam? so it_is Pharao rex Ægypti omnibus who confidunt in se.)

BRN See now, art thou trusting for thyself on this broken staff of reed, even upon Egypt? whosoever shall stay himself upon it, it shall even go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt to all that trust on him.

BrLXX Νῦν ἰδοὺ πέποιθας σαυτῷ ἐπὶ τὴν ῥἁβδον τὴν καλαμίνην τὴς τεθλασμένην ταύτην, ἐπʼ Αἴγυπτον; ὃς ἂν στηριχθῇ ἀνὴρ ἐπʼ αὐτὴν, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται εἰς τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τρήσει αὐτήν· οὕτως Φαραὼ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου πᾶσι τοῖς πεποιθόσιν ἐπʼ αὐτόν.
  (Nun idou pepoithas sautōi epi taʸn ɽhabdon taʸn kalaminaʸn taʸs tethlasmenaʸn tautaʸn, epʼ Aigupton? hos an staʸriⱪthaʸ anaʸr epʼ autaʸn, kai eiseleusetai eis taʸn ⱪeira autou, kai traʸsei autaʸn; houtōs Faraō basileus Aiguptou pasi tois pepoithosin epʼ auton.)