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Psalm 118:9
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Psalm 118:9
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9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
(A)than to trust in princes.
Psalm 118:9
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Psalm 118:9
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9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.(A)
Psalm 146:3-5
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Psalm 146:3-5
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Psalm 146:3-5
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Psalm 146:3-5
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Ezekiel 29:7
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Ezekiel 29:7
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7 (A)when they grasped you with the hand, you broke and tore all their shoulders; and when they leaned on you, you broke and made all their loins to shake.[a]
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- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (compare Psalm 69:23); Hebrew to stand
Ezekiel 29:7
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Ezekiel 29:7
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7 When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(A) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](B)
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- Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand
Isaiah 31:8
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Isaiah 31:8
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8 (A)“And the Assyrian shall fall by a sword, not of man;
and a sword, not of man, shall devour him;
and he shall flee from the sword,
and his young men shall be (B)put to forced labor.
Isaiah 31:8
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Isaiah 31:8
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Isaiah 31:1
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Isaiah 31:1
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Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt
31 Woe[a] to (A)those who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who (B)trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but (C)do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!
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- Isaiah 31:1 Or Ah,
Isaiah 31:1
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Isaiah 31:1
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Isaiah 30:2-3
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Isaiah 30:2-3
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2 (A)who set out to go down to Egypt,
without asking for my direction,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
3 (B)Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame,
and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
Isaiah 30:15-17
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Isaiah 30:15-17
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15 For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
“In (A)returning[a] and (B)rest you shall be saved;
in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”
But you were unwilling, 16 and you said,
“No! We will flee upon (C)horses”;
therefore you shall flee away;
and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;
therefore your pursuers shall be swift.
17 (D)A thousand shall flee at the threat of one;
at the threat of five you shall flee,
till you are left
like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain,
like a signal on a hill.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 30:15 Or repentance
Isaiah 30:15-17
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Isaiah 30:15-17
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15 This is what the Sovereign(A) Lord, the Holy One(B) of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest(C) is your salvation,
in quietness and trust(D) is your strength,
but you would have none of it.(E)
16 You said, ‘No, we will flee(F) on horses.’(G)
Therefore you will flee!
You said, ‘We will ride off on swift horses.’
Therefore your pursuers will be swift!
17 A thousand will flee
at the threat of one;
at the threat of five(H)
you will all flee(I) away,
till you are left(J)
like a flagstaff on a mountaintop,
like a banner(K) on a hill.”
Isaiah 36:6-7
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Isaiah 36:6-7
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6 (A)Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him. 7 But if you say to me, “We trust in the Lord our God,” is it not he (B)whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and to Jerusalem, “You shall worship before this altar”?
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Isaiah 36:6-7
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Isaiah 36:6-7
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6 Look, I know you are depending(A) on Egypt,(B) that splintered reed(C) of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him. 7 But if you say to me, “We are depending(D) on the Lord our God”—isn’t he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah removed,(E) saying to Judah and Jerusalem, “You must worship before this altar”?(F)
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