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Isaiah 20:5

Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

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ASV

And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

KJV

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְחַתּ֖וּve.cha.Tuand they will be dismayedH2865 →
וָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuand they will be ashamedH954 →
מִכּוּשׁ֙mi.Kushfrom CushH3568 →
מַבָּטָ֔םma.ba.Tamhope theirH4007 →
וּמִן־u.min-and fromH4480 →
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
תִּפְאַרְתָּֽם׃tif.'ar.Tamboasting theirH8597 →

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Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? SelahIsaiah 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 30:3But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.Ezekiel 29:16Egypt will never again be an object of trust for the house of Israel, but will remind them of their iniquity in turning to the Egyptians. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.”Ezekiel 29:6–7Then 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.Jeremiah 9:23–24This 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.1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,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.Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.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.Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?Isaiah 36:9For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?Isaiah 37:9Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “He has set out to fight against you.” On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,Ezekiel 30:9On that day messengers will go out from Me in ships to frighten Cush out of complacency. Anguish will come upon them on the day of Egypt’s doom. For it is indeed coming.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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