Isaiah 20:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They will be confused and frustrated, because they depended on Ethiopia and boasted about Egypt.

Cross References

2 Kings 18:21

Is he depending on Egypt and its king? That's the same as leaning on a broken stick, and it will go right through his hand.

Isaiah 2:22

Stop trusting the power of humans. They are all going to die, so how can they help?

Isaiah 30:3

You will be disappointed, completely disgraced for trusting Egypt.

Isaiah 30:5

But Egypt can't protect you, and to trust that nation is useless and foolish.”

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt can't help you! That's why I call that nation a helpless monster.

Isaiah 31:1

You are in for trouble if you go to Egypt for help, or if you depend on an army of chariots or a powerful cavalry. Instead you should depend on and trust the holy LORD God of Israel.

Isaiah 36:6

Is he depending on Egypt and its king? That's the same as leaning on a broken stick, and it will go right through his hand.

Isaiah 36:9

How could you defeat even our lowest ranking officer, when you have to depend on Egypt for chariots and cavalry?

Isaiah 37:9

About this same time, the king of Assyria learnt that King Tirhakah of Ethiopia was on his way to attack him. Then the king of Assyria sent some messengers with this note for Hezekiah:

Jeremiah 17:5

I, the LORD, have put a curse on those who turn from me and trust in human strength.

Jeremiah 46:25

I am the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel. Soon I will punish the god Amon of Thebes and the other Egyptian gods, the Egyptian kings, the people of Egypt, and everyone who trusts in the Egyptian power.

Ezekiel 29:16

My own people Israel will never again depend on your nation. In fact, when the Israelites remember what happened to you Egyptians, they will realize how wrong they were to turn to you for help. Then the Israelites will know that I, the LORD God, did these things.

Nahum 3:9

Thebes trusted the mighty power of Ethiopia and Egypt; the nations of Put and Libya were her allies.

Zephaniah 2:12

People of Ethiopia, the sword of the LORD will slaughter you!

1 Corinthians 3:21

So stop boasting about what anyone has done. Paul and Apollos and Peter all belong to you. In fact, everything is yours, including the world, life, death, the present, and the future. Everything belongs to you,