Isaiah 36:6-9 Behold thy reliance is on that staff; that staff of reed; that broken reed, Egypt; on which if a man lean, it will pierce his hand and go through it. Such is Pharao king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁶ Behold thy reliance is on that staff; that staff of reed; that broken reed, Egypt; on which if a man lean, it will pierce his hand and go through it. Such is Pharao king of Egypt to all who rely on him. ⁷ But if you say, "Our confidence is in the Lord our God;" ⁸ were you now in close connexion with my master the king of the Assyrians; and were I to give you two thousand horses; could you put riders on them? ⁹ How then can you revolt and affect to be petty princes. Those are reduced to slavery who have trusted in the Egyptians for charioteers and cavalry.