750 B
750 B
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Pharaoh.
they have been a reed stalk** - Yahweh compares the people of Egypt and Pharaoh with a reed stalk because the people of Israel relied on the Egyptians to help them in war, but the Egyptians were not strong enough to help them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
reed
a plant that grows near water and looks like very large grass
stalk
the part of a reed that that is long and like a thick stick. People can use them like sticks, but the stalks of reeds are not as strong as wood and can break suddenly.
took hold of you
The word "you" refers to Pharaoh.
you shattered their legs and made their hip to shake
"you injured their entire hip"