12 Give us aid against the enemy,
    for human help is worthless.(A)

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12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

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12 Give us help from trouble,
For the help of man is useless.

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who go down to Egypt(A)
    without consulting(B) me;
who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection,(C)
    to Egypt’s shade for refuge.(D)

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That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

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(A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And (B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

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But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame,
    Egypt’s shade(A) will bring you disgrace.(B)

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Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

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(A)Therefore the strength of Pharaoh
Shall be your shame,
And trust in the shadow of Egypt
Shall be your humiliation.

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    to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.(A)
Therefore I call her
    Rahab(B) the Do-Nothing.

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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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(A)For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose.
Therefore I have called her
[a]Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 30:7 Lit. Rahab Sits Idle

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire(A) of me, ‘Pharaoh’s army, which has marched(B) out to support you, will go back to its own land, to Egypt.(C)

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Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.

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“Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Thus you shall say to the king of Judah, (A)who sent you to Me to inquire of Me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army which has come up to help you will return to Egypt, to their own land.

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