Isaiah 31
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The sin and folly of seeking help from Egypt | ||
| Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord; | 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! | |
Verse 1 WEB Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek Yahweh! KJV 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! TSK to them: isa 30:1-7, isa 36:6, isa 57:9, eze 17:15, ho 11:5; stay on horses: isa 30:16, isa 36:9, de 17:16, ps 20:7, ps 33:16,17; the look: isa 5:12, isa 17:7,8, isa 22:11, 2ch 16:7, jer 2:13, jer 17:5, ho 14:3; neither: isa 9:13, isa 64:7, da 9:13, ho 7:7,13-16, am 5:4-8 |
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| Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go against the house of the evil-doers, and against those to whom they are looking for help. | 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. | |
Verse 2 WEB Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity. KJV 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. TSK he also: 1sa 2:3, job 5:13, jer 10:7,12, 1co 1:21-29, jude 1:25; will bring: isa 30:13,14, isa 45:7, jos 23:15, am 3:6; will not: nu 23:19, jer 36:32, jer 44:29, zec 1:6, mt 24:35; arise: isa 28:21, isa 63:4,5, nu 10:35, ps 12:5,6, ps 68:1,2, ps 78:65,66, zep 3:8; against the help: isa 31:3, isa 20:4-6, isa 30:3, jer 44:29,30, eze 29:6 |
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| For the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and when the Lord's hand is stretched out, the helper and he who is helped will come down together. | 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. | |
Verse 3 WEB Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together. KJV 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. TSK the Egyptians: isa 36:6, de 32:30,31, ps 9:20, ps 146:3-5, eze 28:9, ac 12:22,23, 2th 2:4-8; their horses: ps 33:17; stretch: isa 9:17, jer 15:6, eze 20:33,34; both: jer 37:7-10 |
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| For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if a band of herdsmen come out against him, he will not be in fear of their voices, or give up his food for their noise: so the Lord of armies will come down to make war against Mount Zion and its hill. | For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. | |
Verse 4 WEB For thus says Yahweh to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights. KJV For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. TSK Like as: nu 24:8,9, jer 50:44, ho 11:10, am 3:8, re 5:5; so shall: isa 10:16, isa 12:6, isa 37:35,36, isa 42:13, 2ch 20:15, ps 125:1,2, zec 2:5, zec 9:8,15, zec 12:8, zec 14:3 |
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| Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger. | As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. | |
Verse 5 WEB As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.” KJV As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it. TSK birds: isa 10:14, ex 19:4, de 32:11, ps 46:5, ps 91:4; defending: ps 37:40; passing: ex 12:27 |
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God's care for Jerusalem | ||
| Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel. | Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. | |
Verse 6 WEB Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel. KJV Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted. TSK Turn: isa 55:7, jer 3:10,14,22, jer 31:18-20, ho 14:1-3, joe 2:12,13, ac 3:19, ac 26:20; deeply: isa 1:4, isa 29:15, isa 48:8, 2ch 33:9-16, 2ch 36:14, jer 5:23, ho 9:9 |
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| For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made for themselves. | For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. | |
Verse 7 WEB For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you. KJV For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin. TSK in that: isa 2:20, isa 30:22, de 7:25, eze 36:25, ho 14:8; for a sin: 1ki 12:28-30, ho 8:11 |
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| Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work. | Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. | |
Verse 8 WEB “The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor. KJV Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited. TSK shall the: isa 10:16-19,33,34, isa 14:25, isa 29:5, isa 30:27-33, isa 37:35, 2ki 19:34-37, 2ch 32:21, ho 1:7; he shall flee: isa 37:37,38 |
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| And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his altar in Jerusalem. | And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. | |
Verse 9 WEB His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. KJV And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem. TSK he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear: isa 11:10, isa 18:3; whose fire: isa 4:4, isa 29:6, le 6:13, eze 22:18-22, zec 2:5, mal 4:1 |
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