Isaiah 20:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.”
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“Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 20:5 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:21Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
- Isaiah 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
- Isaiah 30:5everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”
- Isaiah 30:7Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
- Isaiah 36:6Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- Jeremiah 9:23This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
- Jeremiah 46:25The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
- Ezekiel 29:6Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 29:7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
- Zephaniah 2:12“You too, O Cushites, will be slain by My sword.”
- 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
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