Isaiah 31:3

The Passion Translation

The Egyptians are not gods; they’re only human! Their horses are not supernatural; they’re only flesh! When Yahweh demonstrates his power, the helper will stumble and the helped will fall— both will perish together!

Cross References

Psalm 118:8

Lord, it is so much better to trust in you to save me than to put my confidence in someone else.

Psalm 33:17

Human strength and the weapons of man are false hopes for victory; they may seem mighty, but they will always disappoint.

Psalm 9:20

Make them tremble in fear before your presence. Place a lawgiver over them. Make them know that they are only puny, frail humans who must give account to you! Pause in his presence

Isaiah 10:3

What will come of you on your day of visitation when disaster comes from afar? To whom will you run for help? And what will you do then with all your great wealth?

Isaiah 20:4

so will the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt and Cush, both young and old. They will be stripped and barefoot, with buttocks bared, to publicly humiliate Egypt.

Isaiah 20:6

When that day comes, those who live in the coastal region of Philistia will say, “Oh no! If this is what happened to those we hoped would come and rescue us from the Assyrian king, what chance do we have of escape?”

Isaiah 30:16

And though you boast, ‘No! We will flee on horses,’ you will indeed flee for your lives! You say, ‘We will ride on swift horses,’ but your pursuers will be swift to chase you!

Isaiah 30:5

all will be put to shame because of such unreliable people. They can offer you no help, only shame and disgrace!”

Isaiah 30:7

Egypt’s help is utterly worthless; that’s why I nicknamed her Rahab, the Do-Nothing Dragon.

Isaiah 36:6

I know—you are relying on Egypt, that broken staff full of splinters. If anyone leans on it, it will pierce his hand. Pharaoh himself, king of Egypt, is like that splintered staff to those who put their trust in him! But you tell me that you are trusting in Yahweh, your God. For Hezekiah went around destroying every sacred altar from the land. Didn’t he insist that Judah and Jerusalem had to worship only at this altar in your temple?

Isaiah 36:9

You’re no match against even one officer of the least of my master’s officials! Why put your confidence in Egypt’s chariots and horsemen?

Isaiah 9:17

That is why the Lord did not show pity to the young people or have compassion on their orphans and widows. For everyone was godless and did evil and each mouth spewed out wickedness. Therefore, the Lord’s anger has not subsided, and his hand is poised to strike them again.

Jeremiah 15:6

I, Yahweh, say to you: You left me, turned your back on me, and walked out. So, I have stretched out my hand to punish you. I am weary of feeling sorry for you.

Jeremiah 17:5

Yahweh said to me: “Even a strong person is cursed when his confidence rests in his own strength. To place your confidence in the strength of man means that you are turning your heart away from me.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Lord Yahweh says to you: “ ‘Because your heart is swollen with pride, you have said, “I am a god. I sit in the seat of a god, enthroned in the heart of the sea.” You think you are as wise as a god, but you’re nothing but a man, not a god at all!

Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say in the presence of your killers, “Don’t you know I’m a god?” But you will be merely a mortal man, and not a god, when you are in the clutches of the ones who strike you down!

Matthew 15:14

Stay away from them, for they’re nothing more than blind guides. Do you know what happens when a blind man pretends to guide another blind man? They both stumble into a ditch!”