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Isaiah 30:7

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimand EgyptH4714 →
הֶ֥בֶלHe.velfutilityH1892 →
וָרִ֖יקva.Rikand vanityH7385 →
יַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruthey will helpH5826 →
לָכֵן֙la.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
קָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiI callH7121 →
לָזֹ֔אתla.Zot<to> this [one]H2063 →
רַ֥הַבRa.havRahabH7293 →
הֵ֖םhemtheyH1992 →
שָֽׁבֶת׃Sha.veta sitting stillH7674 →

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2 Chronicles 20:17You need not fight this battle. Take up your positions, stand firm, and see the salvation of the LORD on your behalf, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out and face them tomorrow, for the LORD is with you.’”Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?Hosea 5:13When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.Isaiah 31:1–5Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.Isaiah 7:4and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.Psalms 118:8–9It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.Job 9:13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.Exodus 14:13But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.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 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.Jeremiah 37:7“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.Isaiah 28:12to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.Isaiah 51:9Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?Ruth 3:18“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”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.”Psalms 60:11Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.Isaiah 30:15For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”

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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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