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Isaiah 30:2-4
Living Bible
Isaiah 30:2-4
Living Bible
2 For without consulting me you have gone down to Egypt to find aid and have put your trust in Pharaoh for his protection.[a] 3 But in trusting Pharaoh, you will be disappointed, humiliated and disgraced, for he can’t deliver on his promises to save you. 4 For though his power extends to Zoan and Hanes,
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- Isaiah 30:2 Hezekiah was seeking a defensive alliance with Ethiopia’s Egyptian dynasty against Sennacherib of Assyria.
Isaiah 30:2-4
New International Version
Isaiah 30:2-4
New International Version
2 who go down to Egypt(A)
without consulting(B) me;
who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection,(C)
to Egypt’s shade for refuge.(D)
3 But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame,
Egypt’s shade(E) will bring you disgrace.(F)
4 Though they have officials in Zoan(G)
and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
Isaiah 30:2-4
King James Version
Isaiah 30:2-4
King James Version
2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
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Isaiah 30:2-4
New King James Version
Isaiah 30:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And (B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (C)Therefore the strength of Pharaoh
Shall be your shame,
And trust in the shadow of Egypt
Shall be your humiliation.
4 For his princes were at (D)Zoan,
And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
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