Isaiah 20:5

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And they will be afraid and confounded over Ethiopia, their hope, and Egypt, their glory.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:21

Do you hope in Egypt, that staff of a broken reed, which, if a man would lean upon it, breaking, it would pierce his hand? Such is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who would trust in him.

Isaiah 2:22

Therefore, rest away from man, whose breath is in his nostrils, for he considers himself to be exalted.

Isaiah 30:3

And so, the strength of Pharaoh will be your confusion, and trust in the shadow of Egypt will be your disgrace.

Isaiah 30:5

They have all been confounded because of a people who were not able to offer profit to them, who were not of assistance, nor of other usefulness, except to offer confusion and reproach.

Isaiah 30:7

For Egypt will offer assistance, but without purpose or success. Therefore, concerning this, I cried out: "It is only arrogance! Remain calm."

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to those who descend into Egypt for assistance, hoping in horses, and putting their trust in four-horse chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are exceedingly strong. And they have not believed in the Holy One of Israel, and they have not sought the Lord.

Isaiah 36:6

Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, in that broken staff of a reed. But if a man were to lean against it, it would enter his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all who trust in him.

Isaiah 36:9

So how will you withstand the face of the ruler of even one place, of even the least of my lord's subordinates? But if you trust in Egypt, in four-horse chariots and in horsemen:

Isaiah 37:9

And he heard from Tirhakah, the king of Ethiopia: "He has gone forth so that he may fight against you." And when he had heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying:

Jeremiah 17:5

Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is a man who trusts in man, and who establishes what is flesh as his right arm, and whose heart withdraws from the Lord.

Jeremiah 46:25

The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, said: Behold, I will visit against the tumult of Alexandria, and against Pharaoh, and against Egypt, and against her gods, and against her kings, and against Pharaoh, and against those who trust in him.

Ezekiel 29:16

And they will no longer be the confidence of the house of Israel, teaching iniquity, so that they may flee and follow them. And they shall know that I am the Lord God."

Nahum 3:9

Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength, and there is no limit. Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.

Zephaniah 2:12

Even so, you Ethiopians, you will be executed by my sword.

1 Corinthians 3:21

And so, let no one glory in men.