Isaiah 36:9

Easy To Read Version

But even then you will not be able to defeat even one of my master’s lowest ranking officers! So why do you continue to depend on Egypt’s chariots {\cf2\super [339]} and horse soldiers!

Cross References

2 Kings 18:24

You can’t defeat one officer of the lowest of my master’s officers! You depend on Egypt to give you chariots [229] and horse soldiers!

2 Kings 7:6

The Lord had caused the Aramean army to hear the sound of chariots, [80] horses, and a large army. So the Aramean soldiers said to each other, “The king of Israel has hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to come against us!”

Isaiah 10:8

Assyria says to himself, ‘All of my leaders are like kings!

Isaiah 20:5

People looked to Ethiopia for help. Those people will be broken. People were amazed by Egypt’s glory. Those people will be shamed.”

Isaiah 30:7

That useless nation is Egypt. Egypt’s help will be worth nothing. So I call Egypt the “Do-Nothing Dragon.”

Isaiah 31:3

The people of Egypt are only human—not God. The horses from Egypt are only animals—not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm and the helper (Egypt) will be defeated. And the people that wanted help (Judah) will fall. All those people will be destroyed together.

Isaiah 36:6

Are you depending on Egypt to help you? Egypt is like a broken stick. If you lean on it for support, it will only hurt you and make a hole in your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, can’t be trusted by any of the people that depend on him for help.

Isaiah 36:8

If you still want to fight, my master, the king of Assyria will make this agreement with you. I promise that I will give you 2,000 horses if you can find enough men to ride those horses into battle.

Jeremiah 2:36

It is so easy for you to change your mind.\par Assyria disappointed you,\par \{so you left Assyria\par and went to Egypt for help.\}\par But Egypt will also disappoint you.\par

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’