Verse 1
Isaiah 31:1
Bible in Basic English
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Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-carriages for salvation, because of their numbers; and to horsemen, because they are very strong; but they are not looking to the Holy One of Israel, or turning their hearts to the Lord;
Original Language Text
hebrew
ה֣וֹי הַ/יֹּרְדִ֤ים מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לְ/עֶזְרָ֔ה עַל סוּסִ֖ים יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּ וַ/יִּבְטְח֨וּ עַל רֶ֜כֶב כִּ֣י רָ֗ב וְ/עַ֤ל פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ כִּֽי עָצְמ֣וּ מְאֹ֔ד וְ/לֹ֤א שָׁעוּ֙ עַל קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ/אֶת יְהוָ֖ה לֹ֥א דָרָֽשׁוּ
English Translation
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord.
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Chapter 31 Context
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Cursed are those who go down to Egypt for help, and who put their faith in horses; looking to war-ca...
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Though he is wise, and able to send evil, and his purpose will not be changed; but he will go agains...
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For the Egyptians are men, and not God (Elohim); and their horses are flesh, and not spirit: and whe...
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For the Lord has said to me, As a lion, or a young lion, makes an angry noise over his food, and if...
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Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a...
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Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.
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For in that day they will all give up their images of silver and of gold, the sin which they made fo...
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Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the ca...
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And his rock will come to nothing because of fear, and his chiefs will go in flight from the flag, s...
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