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Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/36.htm">New Living Translation</a> On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable! <a href="/esv/isaiah/36.htm">English Standard Version</a> Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/36.htm">King James Bible</a> Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/36.htm">New King James Version</a> Look! You are trusting in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Behold, you have relied on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/36.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt; on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Behold, you trust in the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. <a href="/amp/isaiah/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Listen carefully, you rely on the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him. <a href="/csb/isaiah/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will enter and pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who trust in him. <a href="/asv/isaiah/36.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 to all that trust on him. <a href="/cev/isaiah/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Is he depending on Egypt and its king? That's the same as leaning on a broken stick, and it will go right through his hand. <a href="/erv/isaiah/36.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 to all that trust on him. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Look! When you trust Egypt, you're trusting a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) is like for everyone who trusts him. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/36.htm">Good News Translation</a> You are expecting Egypt to help you, but that would be like using a reed as a walking stick--it would break and would jab your hand. That is what the king of Egypt is like when anyone relies on him." <a href="/isv/isaiah/36.htm">International Standard Version</a> Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him! <a href="/msb/isaiah/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/36.htm">NET Bible</a> Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him! <a href="/nheb/isaiah/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Look, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which 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 in him. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; on which if a man lean, it will enter his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. <a href="/web/isaiah/36.htm">World English Bible</a> Behold, you trust in the staff of this bruised reed, even in Egypt, which 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 in him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Behold, you have trusted 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. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Lo, thou hast trusted 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Behold, thou trustedst upon the staff of this broken reed, upon Egypt; which, shall a man rest upon it, it was into his hand and pierced it: thus Pharaoh king of Egypt to all trusting upon him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Lo thou trustest upon this broken staff of a reed, upon Egypt: upon which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king or Egypt to all that trust in him. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, in that broken staff of a reed. But if a man were to lean against it, it would enter his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who trust in him. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/36.htm">New American Bible</a> Do you trust in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it? That is what Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is to all who trust in him. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> See, you are relying on Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Behold, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, in the Egyptian; on which, when a man lean, it will go into his hand and pierce it; so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who trust in him. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Behold, you have trusted on a staff of a fractured reed, on the Egyptian, upon which a man having leaned, it enters into his hand and pierces it. So is Pharaoh King of Egypt to all who trust upon him!<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 to all that trust on him. <a href="/sep/isaiah/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Behold, thou trustest on this bruised staff of reed, on Egypt: as soon as a man leans upon it, it shall go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharao king of Egypt and all that trust in him. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/36-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7466" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/36.htm">Sennacherib Threatens Jerusalem</a> …5You claim to have a strategy and strength for war, but these are empty words. In whom are you now trusting, that you have rebelled against me? 6<a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Look now,</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">you are trusting</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7533.htm" title="7533: hā·rā·ṣūṣ (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To crush. A primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively.">splintered</a> <a href="/hebrew/7070.htm" title="7070: haq·qā·neh (Art:: N-ms) -- A stalk, reed. From qanah; a reed; by resemblance a rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam.">reed</a> <a href="/hebrew/4938.htm" title="4938: miš·‘e·neṯ (N-fsc) -- Support, sustenance, a walking-stick. Or mishteneth; feminine of mish'en; support, i.e. sustenance or a walking-stick.">of a staff</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5344.htm" title="5344: ū·nə·qā·ḇāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To puncture. A primitive root; to puncture, literally or figuratively.">will pierce</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḇə·ḵap·pōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">the hand</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of anyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5564.htm" title="5564: yis·sā·mêḵ (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To lean, lay, rest, support. A primitive root; to prop; reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of.">who leans</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Such is</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵāl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">who trust</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">in him.</a> 7But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a> Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched. <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">2 Chronicles 32:11</a> Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to death by famine and thirst when he says, ‘The LORD our God will deliver us from the hand of the king of Assyria?’ <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25-26</a> The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh. / I will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD. <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5-6</a> Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. / And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’” <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36-37</a> How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria. / Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.” <a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a> It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes. <a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a> Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save. <a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a> O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a> You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.” <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Romans 9:31-32</a> but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it. / Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, <a href="/galatians/4-21.htm">Galatians 4:21-31</a> Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says? / For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. / His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>See, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; where on if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.<a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5,6</a> And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory… <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-7</a> Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: … <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a> Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Depending</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-17.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Leans</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-10.htm">Relying</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Splintered</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Support</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-4.htm">Trustest</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/37-26.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Depending</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Leans</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-19.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Pierce</a> <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Pierces</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Reed</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-7.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Relying</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-11.htm">Rod</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Splintered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-17.htm">Staff</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-10.htm">Support</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-7.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-10.htm">Trustest</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-11.htm">Use</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-8.htm">Whereon</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 36</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Sennacherib invades Judah</a> 2. <a href="/isaiah/36-2.htm">Rabshakeh, sent by Sennacherib, solicits the people to revolt</a> 22. <a href="/isaiah/36-22.htm">His words are told to Hezekiah</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/36.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/36.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Look now, you are trusting in Egypt This phrase addresses the misplaced trust of Judah in Egypt for military and political support against the Assyrian threat. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, but its influence was waning during this period. The Bible often warns against relying on foreign powers instead of God (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-3</a>). This reflects a broader biblical theme of trusting in God rather than human strength or alliances (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>).that splintered reed of a staff The imagery of a "splintered reed" suggests something unreliable and fragile. Reeds were common in Egypt, often used metaphorically to describe weakness (<a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a>). This metaphor highlights the futility of relying on Egypt, as it cannot provide the support Judah seeks. The Bible frequently uses such imagery to contrast human frailty with divine strength (<a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a>).that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it This phrase emphasizes the danger and harm that come from relying on Egypt. Instead of providing support, Egypt would cause injury, symbolizing betrayal and failure. This serves as a warning against alliances that seem beneficial but ultimately lead to downfall. The Bible often illustrates the consequences of misplaced trust (<a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a>).Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him Pharaoh represents the leadership and power of Egypt, which was seen as a potential ally against Assyria. However, the historical context shows that Egypt was unable to deliver on its promises, as seen in the failed military support during the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem. This phrase underscores the theme of divine sovereignty, where God alone is the true source of security and salvation (<a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He served as a prophet in Judah during the reigns of several kings, including Hezekiah. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah during the time of this prophecy. He is known for his religious reforms and his reliance on God during times of crisis. 3. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A powerful nation to the southwest of Judah. Historically, Egypt was often seen as a potential ally against Assyrian aggression, but Isaiah warns against relying on them. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The title for the king of Egypt. In this context, Pharaoh represents the unreliable political and military support that Egypt offers. 5. <a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a> The dominant empire during this period, threatening Judah and other nations. The Assyrian threat is the backdrop for the events in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/36.htm">Isaiah 36</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Danger of Misplaced Trust</a> Trusting in worldly powers, like Egypt, can lead to disappointment and harm. Just as a splintered reed can pierce the hand, reliance on unreliable sources can cause spiritual and practical damage. <a href="/topical/g/god_as_the_ultimate_protector.htm">God as the Ultimate Protector</a> Unlike human alliances, God's protection is steadfast and sure. Believers are encouraged to place their trust in God rather than in fallible human institutions or leaders. <a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_modern_faith.htm">Historical Lessons for Modern Faith</a> The historical context of Isaiah's warning serves as a reminder that the challenges of the past can inform our present faith journey. We should learn from Judah's mistakes and prioritize our reliance on God. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment_in_alliances.htm">Spiritual Discernment in Alliances</a> In our personal and communal lives, we must discern where we place our trust. Aligning with God's will and seeking His guidance should be our primary focus.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 36</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_29_6-7_match_egypt's_history.htm">How does Ezekiel 29:6–7 align with or contradict known historical alliances and events regarding Egypt and its neighbors? </a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_36_4-6_reflect_egypt's_alliances.htm">Isaiah 36:4-6: Does the text accurately represent the complexity of alliances with Egypt, which many historians dispute or find unclear?</a> <a href="/q/where's_the_proof_of_israel's_exodus.htm">Deuteronomy 4:20 depicts God rescuing Israel from Egyptian slavery--where is the historical or archaeological proof for an event of such magnitude?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_other_sources_mention_1_kings_6.htm">If 1 Kings 6 is accurate, why do some extrabiblical sources from neighboring civilizations not mention a structure of such importance and scale?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - This broken reed; rather, as in <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a>, this bruised reed (comp. <a href="/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a>). A reed may be "bruised," and wholly untrustworthy as a support, while it appears sound. A "broken" reed no one would lean on. Egypt. There had been times when Egypt was a strong power, feared and respected by her neighbours, and a terror even to Assyria. But these times were long past. For the last fifty years the country had been divided against itself (see the comment on Isaiah 19:2), split up into a number of petty principalities, Recently the neighbouring kingdom of Ethiopia had claimed and exercised a species of sovereignty over the entire Nile valley, while allowing tributary princes to govern different portions of it. Of these princes the most important at the time of Rabshakeh's embassy seems to have been Shabatok, who reigned in Memphis, probably from B.C. 712 to B.C. 698. Egypt is likened to a "bruised reed" on account of her untrustworthincss. "So" (Sabaco) had given no substantial help to Hashes. Shabatok was little likely to imperil himself in order to assist Hezekiah. Even Tirhakah would probably avoid, as long as he could, a conflict with the full power of Assyria. Pharaoh, King of Egypt. Sennacherib uses the generic term, "Pharaoh," instead of mentioning any of the petty princes by name, because he means to speak generally. The King of Egypt, under present circumstances, whoever he may be, is no better than a bruised reed. In his own inscriptions, Sennacherib about this time uses the expression, "the kings of Egypt" ('Eponym Canon,' p. 133, 1.47). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/36-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Look now, הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> Lo! behold! you are trusting בָטַ֡חְתָּ (ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> To trust, be confident, sure in עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Egypt, מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa that הַזֶּה֙ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> This, that splintered הָרָצ֤וּץ (hā·rā·ṣūṣ) Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7533.htm">Strong's 7533: </a> To crack in pieces reed הַקָּנֶ֨ה (haq·qā·neh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7070.htm">Strong's 7070: </a> A reed, a, rod, shaft, tube, stem, the radius, beam of a staff מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ (miš·‘e·neṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4938.htm">Strong's 4938: </a> Support, sustenance, a walking-stick that אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that will pierce וּנְקָבָ֑הּ (ū·nə·qā·ḇāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5344.htm">Strong's 5344: </a> To puncture the hand בְכַפּ֖וֹ (ḇə·ḵap·pōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan of anyone אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person who leans יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ (yis·sā·mêḵ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5564.htm">Strong's 5564: </a> To prop, to lean upon, take hold of on it. עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against Such is כֵּ֚ן (kên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> So -- thus Pharaoh פַּרְעֹ֣ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Egypt מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa to all לְכָֽל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every who trust הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים (hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> To trust, be confident, sure in him. עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 36:6 Behold you trust in the staff (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 36:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 36:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/36-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 36:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 36:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>