Isaiah 31
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Woe to those a who go down to Egypt for help,
And b rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
c Nor seek the LORD!
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Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster,
And d will not call back His words,
But will arise against the house of evildoers,
And against the help of those who work iniquity.
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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;
And their horses are flesh, and not spirit.
When the LORD stretches out His hand,
Both he who helps will fall,
And he who is helped will fall down;
They all will perish e together.
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For thus the LORD has spoken to me:
f "As a lion roars,
And a young lion over his prey
(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice
Nor be disturbed by their noise),
So the LORD of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
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g Like birds flying about,
So will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it."
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Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have h deeply revolted.
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For in that day every man shall i throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold - j sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves.
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"Then Assyria shall k fall by a sword not of man,
And a sword not of mankind shall l devour him.
But he shall flee from the sword,
And his young men shall become forced labor.
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m He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,"
Says the LORD,
Whose fire is in Zion
And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
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Cross References
Isaiah 30:1
Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin.
Isaiah 30:2
Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16
"But he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, for the LORD has said to you, 'You shall not return that way again.'
Psalms 20:7
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Isaiah 2:7
Their land is also full of silver and gold, And there is no end to their treasures; Their land is also full of horses, And there is no end to their chariots.
Isaiah 30:16
And you said, "No, for we will flee on horses" - Therefore you shall flee! And, "We will ride on swift horses " - Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift!
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Cross References
Isaiah 9:13
For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
Daniel 9:13
As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth.
Amos 5:4 - 8
For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek Me and live.
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Cross References
Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?
Jeremiah 44:29
'And this shall be a sign to you,' says the LORD, 'that I will punish you in this place, that you may know that My words will surely stand against you for adversity.'
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Cross References
Isaiah 20:6
"And the inhabitant of this territory will say in that day, 'Surely such is our expectation, wherever we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria; and how shall we escape?'"
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Cross References
Numbers 24:9
'He bows down, he lies down as a lion; And as a lion, who shall rouse him?' "Blessed is he who blesses you, And cursed is he who curses you."
Hosea 11:10
They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then His sons shall come trembling from the west.
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy?
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:11
As an eagle stirs up its nest, Hovers over its young, Spreading out its wings, taking them up, Carrying them on its wings.
Psalms 91:4
He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
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Cross References
Hosea 9:9
They are deeply corrupted, As in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity; He will punish their sins.
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Cross References
Isaiah 2:20
In that day a man will cast away his idols of silver And his idols of gold, Which they made, each for himself to worship, To the moles and bats.
Isaiah 30:22
You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, And the ornament of your molded images of gold. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; You will say to them, "Get away!
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Cross References
1 Kings 12:30
Now this thing became a sin, for the people went to worship before the one as far as Dan.
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Cross References
2 Kings 19:35
And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.
2 Kings 19:36
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.
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Cross References
Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.
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Cross References
Isaiah 37:37
So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went away, returned home, and remained at Nineveh.
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