以赛亚书 31:3

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

埃及人是人，並不是　神；他們的馬匹是血肉，並不是靈；耶和華一伸手，那幫助人的就絆倒，那受幫助的也必仆倒，並且一同滅亡。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
埃 及 人 不 过 是 人 ， 并 不 是 神 ； 他 们 的 马 不 过 是 血 肉 ， 并 不 是 灵 。 耶 和 华 一 伸 手 ， 那 帮 助 人 的 必 绊 跌 ， 那 受 帮 助 的 也 必 跌 倒 ， 都 一 同 灭 亡 。

Contextual Overview

¹ How terrible it will be for those people who go down to Egypt for help. They think horses will save them. They think their many chariots and strong horsemen will save them. But they don't trust God, the Holy One of Israel, or ask the Lord for help. ² But he is wise and can bring them disaster. He does not change his warnings. He will rise up and fight against the evil people and against those who try to help evil people. ³ The Egyptians are only people and are not God. Their horses are only animals and are not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm, and the one who helps will stumble, and the people who wanted help will fall. All of them will be destroyed together. ⁴ The Lord says this to me: "When a lion or a lion's cub kills an animal to eat, it stands over the dead animal and roars. A band of shepherds may be assembled against it, but the lion will not be afraid of their yelling or upset by their noise. So the Lord All-Powerful will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. ⁵ The Lord All-Powerful will defend Jerusalem like birds flying over their nests. He will defend and save it; he will ‘pass over' and save Jerusalem."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Egyptians: Isaiah 36:6, Deuteronomy 32:30, Deuteronomy 32:31, Psalms 9:20, Psalms 146:3-5, Ezekiel 28:9, Acts 12:22, Acts 12:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:4-8

their horses: Psalms 33:17

stretch: Isaiah 9:17, Jeremiah 15:6, Ezekiel 20:33, Ezekiel 20:34

both: Jeremiah 37:7-10

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 8:5 - came 2 Kings 18:24 - thy trust Job 9:13 - the proud helpers Psalms 56:4 - in God I have Psalms 60:11 - vain Psalms 108:12 - for vain Isaiah 29:5 - the multitude Isaiah 31:2 - against the help Jeremiah 17:5 - flesh Jeremiah 46:17 - Pharaoh Ezekiel 22:14 - Thine heart Ezekiel 28:2 - yet Ezekiel 30:6 - They also Hosea 14:3 - we will not

Cross-References

Genesis 13:15
All this land that you see I will give to you and your descendants forever.

Genesis 21:22
Then Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

Genesis 26:24
The Lord appeared to him that night and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Don't be afraid, because I am with you. I will bless you and give you many descendants because of my servant Abraham."

Genesis 28:4
May he give you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham so that you may own the land where you are now living as a stranger, the land God gave to Abraham."

Genesis 28:13
Then Jacob saw the Lord standing above the ladder, and he said, "I am the Lord , the God of Abraham your grandfather, and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are now sleeping.

Genesis 30:25
After the birth of Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Now let me go to my own home and country.

Genesis 31:2
Then Jacob noticed that Laban was not as friendly as he had been before.

Genesis 31:3
The Lord said to Jacob, "Go back to the land where your ancestors lived, and I will be with you."

Genesis 31:5
He said to them, "I have seen that your father is not as friendly with me as he used to be, but the God of my father has been with me.

Genesis 31:13
I am the God who appeared to you at Bethel, where you poured olive oil on the stone you set up on end and where you made a promise to me. Now I want you to leave here and go back to the land where you were born.'"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God,.... Be it that they are mighty, they are not mighty, as God is; and indeed they are but frail, feeble, mortal, and mutable men, and therefore not to be trusted in, and depended on; or to be put upon an equality with God, and even to be preferred to him, as they were by the Jews; and of what use and service could they be unto them, seeing God was against them?

and their horses flesh, and not spirit; only flesh, without an immortal soul or spirit, which man has; and therefore a foolish thing in man to trust in them, who must be entirely guided and directed by them; and much less angelic spirits, or like them, which are incorporeal, invisible, and exceedingly mighty and powerful, which excel all creatures in strength, and are called the mighty angels; these are God's cavalry, his horses and chariots; see Psalms 68:17 Habakkuk 3:8 and what mighty things have been done by them, even by a single one? Witness the destruction of the Assyrian army, in one night, by one of them; wherefore the Egyptian cavalry was not to be named with them q:

When the Lord shall stretch out his hand; as soon as he does it, before he strikes, and when he does this in order to it:

both he that helpeth shall fall; or "stumble", take a false step; meaning the Egyptians, sent for and come forth to help the Jews; but, stumbling and falling themselves, would be but poor assistants to them. Aben Ezra interprets this of the king of Assyria destroying the Egyptians, when he came to Jerusalem:

and he that is holpen shall fall down; the Jews, helped by the Egyptians, who should fall, and be destroyed, though not now; yet hereafter by the Chaldeans, as they were:

and they all shall fail together; both the Egyptians and the Jews.

q So Ben Melech interprets "spirit" of an angel, as he does the word "God" in the preceding clause.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Now the Egyptians are men - They are nothing but people; they have no power but such as other people possess. The idea here is, that the case in reference to which they sought aid was one in which “divine” help was indispensable, and that, therefore, they relied on the aid of the Egyptians in vain.

And their horses flesh, and not spirit - There is need, not merely of “physical” strength, but of wisdom, and intelligence, and it is in vain to look for that in mere brutes.

Both he that helpeth - Egypt, whose aid is sought.

And he that is holpen - Judah, that had sought the aid of Egypt. Neither of them would be able to stand against the wrath of God.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 31:3. He that helpeth (the Egyptians) shall fall and he that is holpen (the Israelites) shall fall down - together.