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2 Kings 18:21

Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

2 Kings 18:21 BSB

2 Kings 18:21 has 7 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 30:7 (5 votes) and Isaiah 30:2–3 (4 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 12 to Romans 1.

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Which verses does 2 Kings 18:21 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 30:75 votes

    Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

  2. Isaiah 30:2–34 votes

    They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.

  3. Ezekiel 29:6–74 votes

    Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.

  4. 2 Kings 17:42 votes

    But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.

  5. Isaiah 31:1–32 votes

    Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. …

  6. Isaiah 36:62 votes

    Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

  7. Jeremiah 46:172 votes

    There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’

Which verses point to 2 Kings 18:21?

The 10 strongest of 17.