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Isaiah 30:3

PharaohEgypt
Shame

1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

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!

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.

5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
KJV
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
WEB
Therefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
ASV
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
DARBY
For to you the protection of Pharaoh shall be a shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt a confusion.
BLB
And the strength of Pharaoh will be unto you⁺ for shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt for disgrace.
ÅB
Men Faraos vern skal bli dere til skam, og det ly dere søker i Egypts skygge, til skjensel.
OTB
Men faraos beskyttelse skal bli deres skam, og lyet i Egypts skygge deres vanære.
B1930
Men Faraos vern skal bli eder til skam, og det ly I søker i Egyptens skygge, til skjensel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 20:5

    And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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  • Romans 10:11

    For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

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  • Jeremiah 17:5–6

    Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

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  • Romans 5:5

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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  • Isaiah 45:16–17

    They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

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  • Jeremiah 37:5–10

    Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

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  • Isaiah 36:6

    Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

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  • Isaiah 30:5–7

    They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

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