Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
Isaiah 20:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Ethiopia their hope and expectation and Egypt their glory and boast. American Standard Version (1901) And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. Common English Bible They will be shattered and shamed because of Cush their hope, and because of Egypt their glory. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will be afraid and confounded over Ethiopia, their hope, and Egypt, their glory. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they shall be afraid, and ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, and of Egypt their glory. |
Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
Put no more trust in a mere human, who has only the breath in his nostrils. What is he really worth?
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your humiliation.
everyone will be ashamed because of a people who can’t help. They are of no benefit, they are no help; they are good for nothing but shame and disgrace.
Egypt’s help is completely worthless; therefore, I call her: Rahab Who Just Sits.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who depend on horses! They trust in the abundance of chariots and in the large number of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and they do not seek the Lord.
Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants? How can you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
The king had heard concerning King Tirhakah of Cush, ‘He has set out to fight against you.’ So when he heard this, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,
This is what the Lord says: Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He makes human flesh his strength, and his heart turns from the Lord.
The Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘I am about to punish Amon, god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, and her kings #– #Pharaoh and those trusting in him.
It will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, drawing attention to their iniquity of turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.” ’
Cush and Egypt were her endless source of strength; Put and Libya were among her allies.