30 “Woe to the ^(A)rebellious children,” declares the Lord,
“Who ^(B)execute a plan, but not Mine,
And ^[a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;
² Who ^(D)proceed down to Egypt
Without ^(E)consulting ^[b]Me,
^(F)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 ^(G)your shame,
And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.

31 Woe to those who go down to ^(A)Egypt for help
And ^(B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not ^(C)look to the ^(D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
² Yet He also is ^(E)wise and will ^(F)bring disaster,
And does ^(G)not retract His words,
But will arise against the house of ^(H)evildoers,
And against the help of the ^(I)workers of injustice.
³ Now the Egyptians are ^(J)human and not God,
And their ^(K)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So the Lord will ^(L)stretch out His hand,
And any ^(M)helper will stumble,
And one who is helped will fall.
And all of them will come to an end together.

¹⁷ Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for ^[a]help was ^(A)useless;
At our observation point we have watched
For a ^(B)nation that could not save.