Isaiah 31:1–3

THE LORD, THE ONLY HELP

31 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for helpa

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.b

They do not lookc to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the Lord.

2 But he also is wise and brings disaster.d

He does not go back on what he says;e

he will rise up against the house of the wicked

and against the allies of evildoers.

3 Egyptians are men, not God;

their horses are flesh, not spirit.

When the Lord raises his hand to strike,

the helper will stumble

and the one who is helped will fall;

both will perish together.