...thou rebelled againft me? 2 1 Now behold, thou trufteft upon theStaffof this bruifed Reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a Man lean, it will go into his Hand, and pierce it : fo is Pharaoh King of Egypt, unto all that truft on him. 22 But if ye fay unto me, We truft in the...

...thou rebelled againft me? 21 Now behold, thou truftefl upon the Staff of this bruifed Reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a Man lean, it will go into his Hand, and pierce it: fo is Pharaoh King of Egypt, unto all that truft on him." 22 But it ye fay unto me, We truft in the...

...weight upon it. It is juft as the prophet defcribes " the ftaff " of the broken reed of Egypt, whereon if a man " lean, it will go into his hand and pierce it." Such are the principles of infidelity, to all that truft in them -, when they fhould ftand us in moft...

...behold, thou trufteft upon the ftaff of a bruifed reed —•• on which if a man lean, it will go thro' his hand and pierce it: So is Pharaoh, King of Egypt, unto all that truft in him. 2 KINGS Ch. xviii, v. 21. WITH diffidence, O Mufe, awake the firing j PROBA *, Her felf...

...that thou rebelleft againfl me? Lo, thou trufteft in the ftaffof this broken reed, on Egypt, whereon if a man lean it will go into his hand and pierce it ; fo is Pharoah king of Egypt to all that truft in him j" (36. 4.) not meaning to defcribe the deceitful...

...human ftrength will fail, and without the Lord's aj/i fiance, are but as theftajfof Egypt, on ivbcb if a man lean, it will go into his hand and pierce it. But if we will deteft our vain imagination*, and give up ourfelves to God, and diligently follow the...

...of our excellency be not wholly departed from us, it remains only like the jlajf of a bruifed reed, on 'which if a man. lean, it will go into his hand and pierce it h : even fo is the immortality of the foul with the defilement and guilt of Sin. Since then our own...

...upbraided the Jews: ' Behold (faid he) thou trufteft upon the ' ftaff oLthis bruifed reed, even upon Egypt, on * which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and 4 pierce it: fo is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all that * truft in him *.' 6 The burden of the beafts...

...Egypt for help. They were reproved, because they trusted on " the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his...Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him." Israel had been rendered tributary to Assyria, but, depending on Egypt for help, had refused payment...

...it. And in all their leagues and alliances Egypt was to them as a broken reed (If. XXXVI. 6 ) whereon if a man lean, it -will go into his hand, and pierce it. Upon all thefe accounts we inigUt reafonably expect that Egypt would be the fubjecl of feveral prophecies,...