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Isaiah 30:7

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For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength [is] to sit still.

For the Egyptians {H4714} shall help {H5826} in vain {H1892}, and to no purpose {H7385}: therefore have I cried {H7121} concerning this {H2063}, Their {H1992} strength {H7293} is to sit still {H7674}.

For Egypt's help is worthless, pointless; so I call her "Arrogance Doing Nothing."

Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 2:22 (4 votes)

    Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

  • Exodus 14:13 (3 votes)

    And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.

  • Psalms 118:8 (3 votes)

    [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

  • Psalms 118:9 (3 votes)

    [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

  • Lamentations 3:26 (3 votes)

    [It is] good that [a man] should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

  • Isaiah 7:4 (3 votes)

    And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.

  • Hosea 5:13 (3 votes)

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.