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Cane

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Cane was a tall, hollow, reedlike plant growing in moist places. In some passages it represents weakness or refers to reeds and marsh creatures.
Biblical Usage
Cane or reed can refer to vegetation, reeds, and possibly the crocodile or hippopotamus as “beasts of the reeds.” The fragile reed also illustrates weakness in passages concerning unreliable support.
Scripture References
Isaiah 43:24 Jeremiah 6:20 1 Kings 14:15 Job 40:21 Isaiah 19:6 Isaiah 35:7 Psalms 68:30 2 Kings 18:21 Isaiah 36:6 Ezekiel 29:6 Ezekiel 29:7