וְיָֽדְעוּ֙ כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י מִצְרַ֔יִם כִּ֖י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֑ה יַ֧עַן הֱיוֹתָ֛ם מִשְׁעֶ֥נֶת קָנֶ֖ה לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
און אַלע באַװױנער פֿון מצרַיִם װעלן װיסןאַז איך בין ה׳;װײַל זײ זײַנען געװען אַ שטעקן פֿון ראָר, פֿאַר דעם הױז פֿון ישׂראל.
Rashi
a prop of reeds Many times they relied on them: in the days of Sennacherib and in the days of Nebuchadnezzar, but it did not avail them, just like this reed, which is soft and does not support the one who leans on it.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“They will know” [29:6]. The inhabitants of the land will know that I am God.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Because you were a staff of reed to the House of Israel” [29:6]. They were similar to a stick on which one leans to walk. If the stick breaks, the person will fall. So were the nations. Israel relied on Egypt, on Sennacherib, and on Nebuchadnezzar. None of these helped, just like a stick that breaks.4Rashi, Ezekiel, 29:6.