6 Look! You trust in the support of this crushed reed, Egypt, which if a man should lean on it would enter into his palm and pierce it. That is the way Pharʹaoh king of Egypt is to all those who trust in him.+

5 Now Pharʹaoh’s army had set out from Egypt,+ and the Chal·deʹans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them. So they withdrew from against Jerusalem.+ 6 Then the word of Jehovah came to Jeremiah the prophet, saying: 7 “This is what Jehovah the God of Israel says, ‘This is what you should say to the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Look! The army of Pharʹaoh that is coming to assist you will have to go back to its land, Egypt.+

17 And the great army and numerous troops of Pharʹaoh will be of no help in the war,+ when siege ramparts are raised and siege walls are built to destroy many lives.*