God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 30:2
2They go to Egypt without asking me. They look for shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and look for refuge in Egypt’s shadow.
Isaiah 30:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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!
- New International Version (NIV)who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.
- English Standard Version (ESV)who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Context of Isaiah 30:2
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. They 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,
Read all of Isaiah 30Isaiah 30:2 word by word
הַהֹלְכִים֙ לָרֶ֣דֶת מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפִ֖י לֹ֣א שָׁאָ֑לוּ לָעוֹז֙ בְּמָע֣וֹז פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלַחְס֖וֹת בְּצֵ֥ל מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- That walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- to go downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
- into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- and have not askedשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- at my mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: wordH6310
- to strengthenעָזַז‛âzaz · be strongH5810
- themselves in the strengthמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
- of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
- and to trustחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
- in the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
Cross-references for Isaiah 30:2
- Isaiah 20:5Then the people will be shattered and ashamed because Sudan was their hope and Egypt was their beauty.
- Isaiah 31:1How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who depend on many chariots, who depend on very strong war horses. They don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t seek the Lord.
- Isaiah 36:6Look! When you trust Egypt, you’re trusting a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) is like for everyone who trusts him.
- Deuteronomy 28:68The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships on a journey that I said you would never take again. There you will try to sell yourselves as slaves to your enemies, but no one will buy you.
- 2 Kings 17:4The king of Assyria found Hoshea to be a traitor. (Hoshea had sent messengers to King Dais of Egypt and had stopped making annual payments to the king of Assyria.) So the king of Assyria arrested him and put him in prison.
- Jeremiah 37:5Pharaoh’s army had come from Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were blockading Jerusalem heard this news, they retreated from Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 43:7They didn’t listen to the Lord, so they went to Egypt. They went as far as Tahpanhes.
- Ezekiel 29:6Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. Egypt, you have become like a ⌞broken⌟ walking stick to the nation of Israel.
- Numbers 27:21He will stand in front of the priest Eleazar, who will use the Urim to make decisions in the Lord’s presence. At his command Joshua and the whole community of Israel will go into battle. And at his command they will return.”
- Joshua 9:14The men believed the evidence they were shown, but they did not ask the Lord about it.
- 1 Kings 22:7But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord whom we could ask?”
- Jeremiah 21:2“Consult the Lord for us, because King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon is attacking us. Maybe the Lord will perform miracles for us so that Nebuchadnezzar will retreat.”
- Jeremiah 42:2They said to him, “Please listen to our request, and pray to the Lord your God for all of us who are left here. As you can see, there are only a few of us left.
- Isaiah 16:3Give us advice. Make a decision. At high noon make your shadow as dark as night. Hide the fugitives. Don’t betray the refugees.
- Isaiah 18:1How horrible it will be for the land of whirring wings which lies beyond the rivers of Sudan.
- Judges 9:15But the thornbush responded to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me to be your king, then come and take shelter in my shade. But if not, fire will come out of the thornbush and burn up the cedars of Lebanon.’
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2That walk to go down to Egypt - Hebrew, Going in the descent to Egypt.‘ That is, they do it by their ambassadors Isaiah 30:4. The journey to Egypt from Palestine is always represented as going down Genesis 12:10; Genesis 42:3; Genesis 43:15; Numbers 20:15; Deuteronomy 10:22. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh - To form an alliance with Pharaoh, that thus they might be able to repel the threatened invasion. Pharaoh was the general name of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5This prophecy warned Judah not to rely on Egypt. It is the fourth of six woes (see study note on Isaiah 28:1–33:24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. walk--are now setting out, namely, their ambassadors (Is 30:4). Egypt--See on Is 19:1; Is 20:1. Pharaoh--the generic name of the kings of Egypt, as Cæsar was at Rome. The word in Egyptian means "king" [Josephus, Antiquities, 8.6,2]. Phra, "the sun," was the hieroglyphic symbol and title of the king. shadow--image from shelter against heat: protection (Psa 121:5, 6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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