Do not trustin princes,In mortalman,in whomthereis nosalvation.
He said,"If the LORDdoes not helpyou, from whereshall I helpyou? From the threshingfloor,orfrom the winepress?"
At that timeHananithe seercameto Asakingof Judahand saidto him, "Because you have reliedon the kingof Aramand have not reliedon the LORDyour God,thereforethe armyof the kingof Aramhas escapedout of your hand.
Oh giveus helpagainstthe adversary,For deliveranceby manis in vain.
O giveus helpagainstthe adversary,For deliveranceby manis in vain.
Menof lowdegreeare onlyvanityand menof rankare a lie;In the balancesthey goup; They are togetherlighter thanbreath.
Stopregardingman,whosebreath[of life] is in his nostrils;For whyshould he be esteemed?
"In that day,"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"the pegdrivenin a firmplacewill giveway;it will even breakoffand fall,and the loadhanging on it will be cutoff,for the LORDhas spoken."
Now the Egyptiansare menand not God,And their horsesare fleshand not spirit;So the LORDwill stretchout His hand,And he who helpswill stumbleAnd he who is helpedwill fall,And allof them will cometo an endtogether.
Isaiahsaidto them, "Thusyou shall sayto your master,'Thussaysthe LORD,"Do not be afraidbecauseof the wordsthat you have heard,with whichthe servantsof the kingof Assyriahave blasphemedMe.
