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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]])

## reed ##

a plant that grows near water and looks like very large grass

## stalk ##

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.

## took hold of you ##

The word "you" refers to Pharaoh.

## you shattered their legs and made their hip to shake ##

"you injured their entire hip"
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Pharaoh.`
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Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`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]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`## reed ##`

			`a plant that grows near water and looks like very large grass`

			`## stalk ##`

			`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.`

			`## took hold of you ##`

			`The word "you" refers to Pharaoh.`

			`## you shattered their legs and made their hip to shake ##`

			`"you injured their entire hip"`