Isaiah 20:5
They will be discouraged and humiliated because they had put their hope in Ethiopia and proudly trusted in Egypt.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 18:21Now look! You're trusting in Egypt, a walking stick that's like a broken reed that will cut the hand of anyone leaning on it. That's what Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is like to everyone who trusts in him.
Isaiah 30:3But the protection of Pharaoh will be an embarrassment to you; hiding behind Egypt will only bring you humiliation.
Isaiah 30:7Egypt's support is an empty breath of wind. That's why I call her Pride Sitting Down.
Jeremiah 9:23This is what the Lord says: The wise shouldn't boast about their wisdom. The strong shouldn't boast about their strength. The rich shouldn't boast about their riches.
Jeremiah 46:25The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Watch, because I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and Pharaoh. I will punish the people of Egypt with their gods and kings, and everyone who trusts in Pharaoh.
Ezekiel 29:7When Israel grabbed hold of you, you split apart, damaging their shoulder. When they leaned on you, you broke, putting their backs out.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 20:2-6
Threatenings against Egypt. ( b. c. 713.) 1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it; 2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot. 3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia; 4 So shall… Read the whole commentary →