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Green's Literal Translation

Isaiah 30:3

And the stronghold of Pharaoh shall become a shame to you; and relying on the shadow of Egypt shall be a disgrace.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Isaiah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   The Topic Concordance - Hearing;   Rebellion;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenants;   Egypt;   Trust;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Hezekiah;   Treaty;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   So;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Prophecy, Prophets;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;   Hezekiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Confusion;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Lachish;   Salvation;   Sennacherib;   Shame;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hoshea;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your humiliation.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore shall the strength of Par`oh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Mitzrayim your confusion.
King James Version
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
English Standard Version
Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame, And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
New Century Version
But hiding in Egypt will bring you only shame; Egypt's protection will only disappoint you.
Amplified Bible
"Therefore the safety and protection of Pharaoh will be your shame And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation and disgrace.
World English Bible
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But the strength of Pharaoh shalbe your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore the strong defense of Pharaoh will be your shameAnd the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your dishonor.
Berean Standard Bible
But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt's shadow your disgrace.
Contemporary English Version
You will be disappointed, completely disgraced for trusting Egypt.
Complete Jewish Bible
But Pharaoh's protection will bring you shame, shelter in Egypt's shadow will lead to disgrace.
Darby Translation
For to you the protection of Pharaoh shall be a shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt a confusion.
Easy-to-Read Version
"But I tell you, hiding in Egypt will not help you. Pharaoh will not be able to protect you.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be to your shame, and the shelter of the shadow of Egypt to your confusion.
Good News Translation
But the king will be powerless to help them, and Egypt's protection will end in disaster.
Lexham English Bible
And the protection of Pharaoh shall be shame to you, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, humiliation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Pharaos helpe shalbe youre cofucion, and the comforte in the Egipcians shadowe shalbe youre owne shame.
American Standard Version
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Bible in Basic English
And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore shall the stronghold of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your confusion.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt, your confusion.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore shall the strength of Pharao be your confusion, and the trust in the shadowe of Egypt your shame.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For the protection of Pharaoh shall be to you a disgrace, and there shall be a reproach to them that trust in Egypt.
English Revised Version
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the strengthe of Farao schal be to you in to confusioun, and the trist of the schadewe of Egipt in to schenschipe.
Update Bible Version
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shade of Egypt [your] confusion.
New English Translation
But Pharaoh's protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt's protective shade nothing but humiliation.
New King James Version
Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Shall be your shame, And trust in the shadow of Egypt Shall be your humiliation.
New Living Translation
But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced.
New Life Bible
So the safe place of Pharaoh will be your shame. You will be brought low in the safe place in the shadow of Egypt.
New Revised Standard
Therefore the protection of Pharaoh shall become your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt your humiliation.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh become to you a shame, And, the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, an insult;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the confidence of the shadow of Egypt to your shame.
Revised Standard Version
Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
Young's Literal Translation
And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.

Contextual Overview

1 Woe to rebellious sons, declares Jehovah, to make counsel, but not from Me; and to weave a covering web, but not of My Spirit, in order to add sin on sin; 2 who are walking to go down to Egypt, but have not asked at My mouth, to take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt. 3 And the stronghold of Pharaoh shall become a shame to you; and relying on the shadow of Egypt shall be a disgrace. 4 For his rulers were in Zoan, and his ambassadors reached to Hanes. 5 Every one is ashamed over a people who do not profit them; they are not for a help, and not for profiting, but for a shame; yea, also for a reproach. 6 The burden of the beasts of the south: Into the land of trouble and constraint. The lioness and the lion are from them; the viper and fiery flying serpent. They carry their riches on the shouldersof young asses, and their treasures onthe humps of camels, to a people who cannot profit them . 7 And Egypt; vainly and emptily they help. So I have called to this: Their strength is to sit still.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the strength: Isaiah 30:5-7, Isaiah 20:5, Jeremiah 37:5-10

your confusion: Isaiah 45:16, Isaiah 45:17, Jeremiah 17:5, Jeremiah 17:6, Romans 5:5, Romans 10:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:9 - defence 2 Chronicles 28:20 - distressed him Psalms 108:12 - for vain Psalms 118:9 - than to put Isaiah 18:1 - the land Isaiah 31:2 - against the help Jeremiah 41:17 - to go Jeremiah 46:25 - and all Ezekiel 16:33 - but thou Hosea 2:7 - she shall follow Hosea 10:6 - ashamed

Cross-References

Genesis 30:2
And Jacob's anger glowed against Rachel, and he said, Am I in God's place, who has kept back from you the fruit of the womb?
Genesis 30:3
And she said, Behold my servant Bilhah! Go in to her and let her bear on my knees; yea, let me be built up from her, me also.
Genesis 30:9
And Leah saw that she had ceased from bearing. And she took Zilpah, her slave-girl, and gave her to Jacob for a wife.
Genesis 50:23
And Joseph saw the sons of Ephraim to the third generation. Also the sons of Machir the son of Manasseh were born on Joseph's knees.
Ruth 4:11
And all the people who were in the gate and the elders, said, We are witnesses. May Jehovah make the woman who is coming into your house to be as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel. And may you do worthily in Ephratah, and proclaim the Name in Bethlehem.
Job 3:12
Why did the knees go before me; or why the breasts, that I should suck?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame,.... They should be disappointed of the help and assistance they expected from him, and so be ashamed of their ally, and of confidence in him:

and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion; they should be confounded, when they should find themselves unsupported by the Egyptians, in whom they put their confidence; so all such that trust in the creature, or in an arm of flesh, sooner or later are ashamed and confounded; but those that trust in the Lord never are, neither in this world, nor in that to come.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame - (see the note at Isaiah 20:5).

Your confusion - Hebrew, ‘For reproach.’ It would either occur that the Egyptians “would” not enter into an alliance; or that if they did, they “could” not defend them, and in either case it would be the source of deep regret and shame.


 
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