30 “Woe to the ^(A)rebellious children,” declares Yahweh,
“Who ^(B)execute counsel, but not Mine,
And ^[a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin,
² Who ^(D)go down to Egypt—
But did not ^(E)ask ^[b]Me—
^(F)To find strength in the strong defense of Pharaoh
And to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
³ Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be ^(G)your shame
And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your dishonor.

31 Woe to those who go down to ^(A)Egypt for help
And ^(B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very mighty,
But they do not ^(C)regard at the ^(D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek Yahweh!
² Yet He also is ^(E)wise and will ^(F)bring about an evil demise
And does ^(G)not turn His words aside,
But will arise against the house of ^(H)evildoers
And against the help of the ^(I)workers of iniquity.
³ Now the Egyptians are ^(J)men and not God,
And their ^(K)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So Yahweh will ^(L)stretch out His hand,
And ^(M)he who helps will stumble,
And he who is helped will fall,
And all of them will come to an end together.

¹⁷ Yet our eyes were spent,
Looking for ^[a]help was ^(A)vanity;
In our watching we have watched
For a ^(B)nation that could not save.