Isaiah 31:1–5

The Folly of Not Trusting God

31Woe to those ^awho go down to Egypt for help,

And ^brely on horses,

Who trust in chariots because they are many,

And in horsemen because they are very strong,

But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,

^cNor seek the Lord!

²Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster,

And ^dwill not ¹call back His words,

But will arise against the house of evildoers,

And against the help of those who work iniquity.

³Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;

And their horses are flesh, and not spirit.

When the Lord stretches out His hand,

Both he who helps will fall,

And he who is helped will fall down;

They all will perish ^etogether.

God Will Deliver Jerusalem

⁴For thus the Lord has spoken to me:

^f“As a lion roars,

And a young lion over his prey

(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,

He will not be afraid of their voice

Nor be disturbed by their noise),

So the Lord of hosts will come down

To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.

^5gLike birds flying about,

So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.

Defending, He will also deliver it;

Passing over, He will preserve it.”