Isaiah 30:1-5

Do Not Go Down to Egypt

¹ "Ah, _n stubborn children," declares the Lord,
_o "who carry out a plan, but not mine,
and who make _p an alliance, ₁ but not of my Spirit,
that they may add sin to sin;
² _q 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 _r Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame,
and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
⁴ For though his officials are at _s Zoan
and _t his envoys reach _u Hanes,
⁵ everyone comes to shame
through _v a people that cannot profit them,
that brings neither help nor profit,
but shame and disgrace."

1. Cross References
   Isaiah 1:2
   Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: "Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
   Isaiah 1:4
   Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the Lord, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged.
   
2. Cross References
   Isaiah 29:15
   Ah, you who hide deep from the Lord your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?
   
3. Cross References
   Isaiah 25:7
   And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 31:1
   Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, who trust in chariots because they are many and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel or consult the Lord!
   Isaiah 36:6
   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.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 30:7
   Egypt's help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her "Rahab who sits still.
   Isaiah 20:5
   Then they shall be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and of Egypt their boast.
   
6. Cross References
   Isaiah 19:11
   The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?
   
7. Cross References
   Ezekiel 17:15
   But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?
   
8. Cross References
   Jeremiah 43:7
   And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.
   
9. Cross References
   Isaiah 30:7
   Egypt's help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her "Rahab who sits still.
   Jeremiah 2:36
   How much you go about, changing your way! You shall be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.