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Ezekiel 29:7 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 7. 7When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
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Quick Meaning
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder” at Ezekiel 29:7 as a specific part of “Pharaoh Is Portrayed as a Nile Dragon and Broken Reed.”
Pharaoh claims the river he did not make
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 29:1–7. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 29:1–7
Read Ezekiel 29:7 with 29:1–7. By itself, “When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Pharaoh claims the Nile as his own and is pictured as a great river creature dragged out with fish; Egypt's unreliable support is a reed that wounds Israel's hand and shoulder.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Pharaoh Is Portrayed as a Nile Dragon and Broken Reed” through its own speaker, addressee, date, vision, oracle, sign, lament, or measured space. Its non-interchangeable contribution is: Pharaoh claims the Nile as his own and is pictured as a great river creature dragged out with fish; Egypt's unreliable support is a reed that wounds Israel's hand and shoulder. This verse's placement is specific: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder” at Ezekiel 29:7 as a specific part of “Pharaoh Is Portrayed as a Nile Dragon and Broken Reed.”
What Remains True
Pride, exploitation, vengeance, predatory trade, unreliable alliance, and delight in another people's ruin remain morally dangerous across nations. In Ezekiel 29:7, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder” at Ezekiel 29:7 as a specific part of “Pharaoh Is Portrayed as a Nile Dragon and Broken Reed.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 29:1–7 — Pharaoh Is Portrayed as a Nile Dragon and Broken ReedSources used for this Verse Lens
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 29:1–7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 29:1–7
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 29:1–7
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