...thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed,[even] upon Egypt,* on which if a man lean, it wiH go into his hand, and pierce it : so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him, like one of the reeds on the banke of the JVile ; which would not only disappoint him, by breaking...

...tliou rebelltst against me ? Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Eg) pt ; wliuixon if a man lean, it will go into his hand* and pierce it : so [is] Pha7 raoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. But if thou say to me. We trust in the LORD our God...

...quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.' Remember the whole armour is ' of God.' There is a spear on which if a man lean it will go into his hand and pierce it ; there is a sword which shall turn against him who uses it ; and there is a species of armour which...

...to ibe exposition and пгЦслшьз upuu iLiK pU*cb. * „ _ , ISAIAH. ХХХУЦ. . ' *í"í • a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it : so [is] Pha7.raoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him. But if thou say to » me, We trust in the LORD our...

...Egypt, II Kings xviii. 21. " Now, behold, thou trufteft upon the jiaff of this BRUISED REER, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his band, and pierce it: fo is Pharaoh, &c." TODD. 42 This might, full as well, have been ranged under...

...his apprehensions of the beauty or utility of a virtue, may rest upon " the stati'of a broken reed, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand and pierce it."| 2. The sanctions of virtue propounded by the word of God are incomparably more weighty and authentic,...

...rebellest against me ? 21 Now behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon d he said, Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, it Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him. 22 But if ye say unto' me, We trust "in the LORD...

...thou rebellest against me ? Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bniised 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. But if ye say unto me, we trust in the Los ii our GOD : is not that he whose high places, and whore...

...behold, thon trnsteth upon the staff of a bruised reed — on which if a man lean, it will go through his hand and pierce it : so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, unto all that trust inhim. 2 Kings, ch. xriii, v. 21. WITH diffidence, O Muse, awake the string ! Proba ', herself a Muse,...

...26. And in all their leagues and alliances Egypt was to the Israelites as as a broken reed, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it, Isaiah xxxvi. 6. When we consider these circumstances it is not to be wondered at that Egypt should...