God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 30:5
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.”
Isaiah 30:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
- New International Version (NIV)everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them, who bring neither help nor advantage, but only shame and disgrace.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace."
- New King James Version (NKJV)They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, Or be help or benefit, But a shame and also a reproach.”
Context of Isaiah 30:5
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, the 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.’
Read all of Isaiah 30Isaiah 30:5 word by word
כֹּ֣ל הֹבִ֔ישׁ עַל־עַ֖ם לֹא־יוֹעִ֣ילוּ לָ֑מוֹ לֹ֤א לְעֵ֙זֶר֙ וְלֹ֣א לְהוֹעִ֔יל כִּ֥י לְבֹ֖שֶׁת וְגַם־לְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 30:5
- Isaiah 30:16You’ve said, “No, we’ll flee on horses.” So you flee. You’ve added, “We’ll ride on fast horses.” So those who chase you will also be fast.
- 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.
- Jeremiah 2:36You change your mind so easily. You will be put to shame by Egypt as you were put to shame by Assyria.
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Were - ashamed - Eight MSS. (one ancient) of Kennicott's, and ten of De Rossi's, read הביש hobish, without א aleph . So the Chaldee and Vulgate. But a shame "But proved even a shame" - Four MSS. (three ancient) after כי ki, add אם im, unless, which seems wanted to complete the phrase in its usual form.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They were all ashamed - That is, all the legates or ambassadors. When they came into Egypt, they found them either unwilling to enter into an alliance, or unable to render them any aid, and they were ashamed that they had sought their assistance rather than depend on God (compare Jeremiah 2:36).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. 55. (Jr 2:36.)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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