Isaiah 31:2
Therefore he has wisely brought evils upon them, and his word shall not be frustrated; and he shall rise up against the houses of wicked men, and against their vain hope,
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Numbers 10:35And in the resting he said, Turn again, O Lord, the thousands and tens of thousands in Israel.
Joshua 23:15And it shall come to pass, that as all the good things are come upon us which the Lord spoke concerning you, so the Lord God will bring upon you all the evil things, until he shall have destroyed you from off this good land, which the Lord has given you,
Job 5:13Who takes the wise in their wisdom, 1 And subverts the counsel of the crafty. 1
Job 12:16With him are strength and power: 1 He has knowledge and understanding. 1
Psalms 68:1For the end, a Psalm of David, for alternate strains. 1
Isaiah 20:4for thus shall the king of the Assyrians lead the captivity of Egypt and the Ethiopians, young men and old, naked and barefoot, having the shame of Egypt exposed.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 31:2-6
Confidence in Egypt Reproved. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord ! 2 Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. 3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh,… Read the whole commentary →