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"But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation."
— Isaiah 30:3, NET Bible
“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.”
“Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge 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.”
“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.”
Egypt Will Prove Unreliable“The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the LORD,“those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh’s protection, and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade.
But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.
Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,
all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace.”
This is an oracle about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.