Isaiah 30:1-6

Judah Warned against Egyptian Alliance

1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord,

“Who execute a plan, but not Mine,

And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,

In order to add sin to sin;

2Who proceed down to Egypt

Without consulting Me,

To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh,

And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

3“Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame,

And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.

4“For their officials are at Zoan

And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

5“Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who do not benefit them,

Who are not a help or benefit, but a source of shame and also disgrace.”

⁶The pronouncement concerning the animals of the Negev:

Through a land of distress and anguish,

From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent,

They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys,

And their treasures on camels’ humps,

To a people who will not benefit them;

God Is Gracious and Just