“And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.”
Then all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because you have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel, introducing the theological motivation for judgment: Egypt's failure to support Israel. The 'staff of reed' metaphor characterizes Egypt as a weak, unreliable ally that crumbles when leaned upon, suggesting that Egypt promised support but failed to deliver. This phrase may reference Egyptian failure to aid Judah against Babylon.
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