Isaiah 30:1-9

1The Lord declares, “How horrible it will be for those rebellious children. They carry out plans, but not mine. They make alliances against my will. They pile sin on top of sin.

2They go to Egypt without asking me. They look for shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and look for refuge in Egypt’s shadow.

3But Pharaoh’s protection will be their shame, and the refuge in Egypt’s shadow will be their disgrace.

4Although Pharaoh’s officials are in Zoan and his messengers have reached Hanes,

5the people of Judah will be put to shame because that nation can’t help them. That nation can’t give aid or help to them. It can only offer shame and disgrace.”

6This is the divine revelation about the animals in the Negev. “My people travel through lands where they experience distress and hardship. Lions and lionesses live there. Vipers and poisonous snakes live there. They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels to a nation that can’t help them.

7Egypt’s help is completely useless. That is why I call it, ‘Rahab  who sits still.’

8Now, write this on a tablet for them, and inscribe it in a book so that it will be there in the future as a permanent witness.

9These people are rebellious and deceitful children, children who refuse to listen to the Lord’s teachings.