Isaiah 30:3

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“But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.”

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BSBPD

“But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 30:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 25:19Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
  2. Isaiah 20:5Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
  3. Isaiah 30:5everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They cannot be of help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.”
  4. Isaiah 36:6Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
  5. Isaiah 45:16They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.
  6. Jeremiah 2:36How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
  7. Jeremiah 17:5This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes the flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD.
  8. Jeremiah 37:5Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
  9. Jeremiah 37:7“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
  10. Jeremiah 46:25The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.
  11. Ezekiel 29:7When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.
  12. Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
  13. Romans 10:11It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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