21 lines
750 B
Markdown
21 lines
750 B
Markdown
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Pharaoh.
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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]])
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## reed ##
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a plant that grows near water and looks like very large grass
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## stalk ##
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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.
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## took hold of you ##
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The word "you" refers to Pharaoh.
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## you shattered their legs and made their hip to shake ##
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"you injured their entire hip" |