Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 29:7

7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand thou didst break , and rent all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

The Iews unable to stand on their own legs, as men ready to fall.

Catch thine hand to lean on, as when besieged by the Chaldaeans.

It includes a designed, and voluntary faileur: Egypt would not support.

Didst tear, and pierce, and wound Arm and Shoulder, didst them much mischief instead of benefitting them, as thou hadst promised. Ier. 37.7. and 42.17.

The same thing in words little different.

These are the strength of a man, thou hast put them to use all their strength to repel the Enemy, thou h[illegible: 1 letter]st been chief occasion of their engaging against.