Isaiah 30:1–7

Woe to ^athe rebellious children, saith the Lord,

^bThat take counsel, but not of me;

And that ^ccover with a covering, but not of my spirit,

^dThat they may add sin to sin:

²That walk ^eto go down into Egypt,

And have not ^fasked at my mouth;

To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,

And to trust in ^gthe shadow of Egypt!

³Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame,

And ^hthe trust in ^gthe shadow of Egypt your confusion.

⁴For his princes were at ⁱZoan,

And ^jhis ambassadors came to ^kHanes.

^5lThey were all ashamed of ^ma people that could not profit them,

Nor be an help nor profit,

But a shame, and also a reproach.

⁶ⁿThe burden of ^othe beasts of the south:

Into the land of ^ptrouble and ^panguish,

^qFrom whence come the young and ^rold lion,

^stThe viper and ^sufiery flying serpent,

^vThey will carry their riches upon the shoulders of ^wyoung asses,

And ^vtheir treasures upon the bunches of camels,

To ^ma people that shall not profit them.

⁷For ^hthe Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose:

Therefore have I cried ^||concerning this, Their ^xstrength is to sit still.