Isaiah 31  Legacy Standard Bible

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 mighty,
But they do not have ^(C)regard for the ^(D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek Yahweh!
² Yet He also is ^(E)wise and will ^(F)bring about an evil demise
And does ^(G)not turn His words aside,
But will arise against the house of ^(H)evildoers
And against the help of the ^(I)workers of iniquity.
³ Now the Egyptians are ^(J)men and not God,
And their ^(K)horses are flesh and not spirit;
So Yahweh will ^(L)stretch out His hand,
And ^(M)he who helps will stumble,
And he who is helped will fall,
And all of them will come to an end together.

“As the ^(N)lion or the young lion growls over its prey,
Against which a multitude of shepherds is called out,
And it will not be dismayed at their voice nor afflicted at their noise,
So will Yahweh of hosts come down to wage ^(O)war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
⁵ Like ^[a]flying ^(P)birds so Yahweh of hosts will defend Jerusalem.
He will ^(Q)defend and deliver it;
He will pass over and provide a way of escape.

⁸ And the ^(W)Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,
And a ^(X)sword not of man will devour him.
So he will ^[c](Y)flee from the sword,
And his choice men will become ^(Z)forced laborers.
⁹ “His ^(AA)rock will pass away because of terror,
And his princes will be dismayed at the ^(AB)standard,”
Declares Yahweh, whose ^(AC)fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.