Verse List for 2 KI 18:21

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OET (OET-RV) Listen, your king’s trusting in a broken stick to lean on which will just splinter and pierce his hand. That’s what King Far-oh of Egypt is like to everyone who puts their trust in him.

OET-LV Now HERE you _rely (for)_yourself on the _staff _of (the)_reed (the)_crushed the_this on Miʦrayim/(Egypt) which he _will _support _himself anyone on/upon/above_him/it and_it _will _go in_palm _of_his and_it_will _pierce _it is_thus Parˊoh the _king _of Miʦrayim to/from_all/each/any/every those_who_rely on/upon/above_him/it.

ULT Now behold, you trust for yourself in the staff of this broken reed, in Egypt, on which a man supports himself and it goes into his palm and pierces it. Thus, is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all of the ones trusting in him.” ’

UST You are relying on the army of Egypt to help you. But you must realize that that is like using a broken reed as a staff for support. The pointed end of such a staff would make a hole in the hand of anyone who tried to use it! That is what the king of Egypt is like. He hurts anyone who relies on him for help.”

BSB & MSB 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.

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WEBBE & WMBB 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_⌋[fn] on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, which when 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.

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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.

Drby 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.
(Now, behold, thou/you 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.)

SLT Now behold, thou trustedst to thyself, upon the stay of this broken reed, upon Egypt, which a man shall lean upon it and it will go into his hand and bore it; thus Pharaoh king of Egypt to all trusting upon him.

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

KJB-1769 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.[fn]
(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.)

KJB-1611 Now behold, thou [fn]trustest vpon the staffe of this bruised reed, euen vpon Egypt, on which if a man leane, it will goe into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt vnto all that trust on him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps 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.
(Dost/Do thou/you trust to the staff of this broken reede Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pearse it: Even so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.)

Gnva 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 reed, to wit, on Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pearce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.)

Cvdl 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/put thou/you thy/your trust in this broken staff of reed, in Egypt? which who leaneth/leans upon, it shall go into his hand, and pearse it through. Even so is Pharaoh the king of Egypt unto all them that put their trust in him.)

Wycl 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.
(Whether thou/you hopist in a staff of rehed and broken, Egypt, on which, if a man leaneth/leans, it shall be broken, and shall enter in to his hand, and shall peerse it? So is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all men that trust on him.)

Luth 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.
(See/Look, leave you(sg) you/yourself on/in/to this crushed pipe/tube/reedstab, on/in/to Egypt? which, so itself/yourself/themselves someone on_it rejects, becomes he him in the hand go and they/she/them throughbohren. So is Pharaoh, the/of_the king in Egypt, all/everyone, the itself/yourself/themselves on/in/to him/it leave.)

ClVg 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.[fn]
(or hopes in/into/on with_a_stick/staff reedo and_yet confracto to_Egypt, over which, when/but_if incubuerit man, comminutus will_enter hand his/her, and perforabit her? so it_is Pharaoh king of_Egypt to_all who/which they_trust in/into/on himself.)

UHB עַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֣חְתָּ לְּ⁠ךָ֡ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַ⁠קָּנֶ֨ה הָ⁠רָצ֤וּץ הַ⁠זֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔י⁠ו וּ⁠בָ֥א בְ⁠כַפּ֖⁠וֹ וּ⁠נְקָבָ֑⁠הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְ⁠כָֽל־הַ⁠בֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

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.

BrTr 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.

Verse List for 2 KI 18:21

Verse List for 2 KI 18:21