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Isaiah 31:1–3

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Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

1Woe to those who go down to aEgypt for help

And brely on horses,

And trust in chariots because they are many

And in horsemen because they are very mighty,

But they do not have cregard for the dHoly One of Israel, nor seek Yahweh!

2Yet He also is awise and will bbring about an evil demise

And does cnot turn His words aside,

But will arise against the house of devildoers

And against the help of the eworkers of iniquity.

3Now the Egyptians are amen and not God,

And their bhorses are flesh and not spirit;

So Yahweh will cstretch out His hand,

And dhe who helps will stumble,

And he who is helped will fall,

And all of them will come to an end together.

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Cross references

  1. aIs 30:2, 7; 36:6
  2. bDeut 17:16; Ps 20:7; 33:17; Is 2:7; 30:16
  3. cIs 9:13; Dan 9:13; Amos 5:4–8
  4. dIs 10:17; 43:15; Hos 11:9; Hab 1:12; 3:3
  5. aIs 28:29; Rom 16:27
  6. bIs 45:7
  7. cNum 23:19; Jer 44:29
  8. dIs 1:4; 9:17; 14:20
  9. eIs 22:14; 32:6
  10. aEzek 28:9; 2 Thess 2:4
  11. bIs 36:9
  12. cIs 9:17; Jer 15:6; Ezek 20:33, 34
  13. dIs 30:5, 7; Matt 15:14

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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!

And yet he is wise and brings disaster;

he does not call back his words,

but will arise against the house of the evildoers

and against the helpers of those who work iniquity.

The Egyptians are man, and not God,

and their horses are flesh, and not spirit.

When the Lord stretches out his hand,

the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall,

and they will all perish together.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help,

who rely on horses,

who trust in the multitude of their chariots

and in the great strength of their horsemen,

but do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

or seek help from the Lord.

Yet he too is wise and can bring disaster;

he does not take back his words.

He will rise up against that wicked nation,

against those who help evildoers.

But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God;

their horses are flesh and not spirit.

When the Lord stretches out his hand,

those who help will stumble,

those who are helped will fall;

all will perish together.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help

and who depend on horses!

They trust in the abundance of chariots

and in the large number of horsemen.

They do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

and they do not seek the Lord.

But he also is wise and brings disaster.

He does not go back on what he says;

he will rise up against the house of the wicked

and against the allies of evildoers.

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.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,

trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers

and depending on the strength of human armies

instead of looking to the Lord,

the Holy One of Israel.

In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster;

he will not change his mind.

He will rise against the wicked

and against their helpers.

For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God!

Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits!

When the Lord raises his fist against them,

those who help will stumble,

and those being helped will fall.

They will all fall down and die together.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ah! Those who go down to Egypt for help!

They rely on horses

and trust in chariots because they are many,

and in horsemen because they are very numerous,

and they do not look to the holy one of Israel,

and they do not consult Yahweh.

And indeed, he is wise, and he brings disaster,

and he does not remove his words,

and he will rise against the house of evildoers

and against the help of workers of iniquity.

And the Egyptians are human and not God,

and their horses are flesh and not spirit.

And Yahweh stretches out his hand,

and the helper will stumble,

and the one being helped will fall,

and together all of them will come to an end.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help;

And stay on horses,

And trust in chariots, because they are many;

And in horsemen, because they are very strong;

But they look not unto the Holy One of Israel,

Neither seek the Lord!

Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil,

And will not call back his words:

But will arise against the house of the evildoers,

And against the help of them that work iniquity.

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;

And their horses flesh, and not spirit.

When the Lord shall stretch out his hand,

Both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down,

And they all shall fail together.

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