⁶In that day^l the people who live on this coast will say, ‘See what has happened^m to those we relied on,ⁿ those we fled to for help^o and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?^p’ ”

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Cross references

l Isa 2:11; See 19:23
mSee 2 Ki 18:21
n Jer 46:25
oSee Isa 10:3
p Jer 30:15–17; 31:2; Mt 23:33; 1 Th 5:3; Heb 2:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the inhabitants of this coastland will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is what has happened to those in whom we hoped and to whom we fled for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria! And we, how shall we escape?’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And the inhabitants of this coastland will say on that day, ‘Look, this is what has happened to those we relied on and fled to for help to rescue us from the king of Assyria! Now, how will we escape?’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

They will say, ‘If this can happen to Egypt, what chance do we have? We were counting on Egypt to protect us from the king of Assyria.’ ”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the inhabitant of the coastland will say this on that day:

‘Look! This is our hope to whom we fled for help, to be delivered from the king of Assyria, and how shall we escape?’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day,

Behold, such is our expectation,

Whither we flee for help

To be delivered from the king of Assyria:

And how shall we escape?

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