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# General Information:
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Rabshakeh continues telling the message from the king of Assyria to King Hezekiah's men.
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# What is the source of your confidence? ... Now in whom are you trusting? Who has given you courage to rebel against me?
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The King of Assyria (through his messenger Rabshakeh) does not ask these questions looking for an answer, but wants to make King Hezekiah doubt himself and Egypt's support. AT: "Do not trust in anybody. You were foolish to rebel against me." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# walking stick of this bruised reed of Egypt
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The King of Assyria compares Egypt to a weak walking stick; you expect that it will support you when you lean on it, but instead it breaks and cuts you. AT: "the weak support from Egypt" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# but if a man leans ... and pierce it
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The speaker is extending the metaphor by describing what happens when a reed is used as a support. AT: "but if someone uses this for support, he will be injured" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |