American Standard Version
"Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. "
— Isaiah 30:3, American Standard Version
“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”
“Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”
“But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.”
“And the strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the confidence of the shadow of Egypt to your shame.”
“And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.”
“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”
Woe to the rebellious children, saith Jehovah, that take counsel, but not of me; and that make a league, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,
that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes.
They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the humps of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.