Ezekiel 29:6 - American Standard Version (1901)

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Jehovah, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know (understand and realize) that I am the Lord [the Sovereign Ruler, Who calls forth loyalty and obedient service], because they have been a [deceitful] staff [made of fragile] reeds to the house of Israel.

Common English Bible

Everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. Because they were a flimsy crutch for the house of Israel—

Catholic Public Domain Version

And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord. For you have been a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.