Isaiah 30:2

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

1“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the Lord, “Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin; Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt! 3Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation. 4For their princes are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

Isaiah 30:2 word by word

הַהֹלְכִים֙ לָרֶ֣דֶת מִצְרַ֔יִם וּפִ֖י לֹ֣א שָׁאָ֑לוּ לָעוֹז֙ בְּמָע֣וֹז פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְלַחְס֖וֹת בְּצֵ֥ל מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• proceedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• Withoutלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• consultingשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
• To takeעוּז‛ûz · to seek refugeH5756
• in the safetyמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• And to seekחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
• in the shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738

Cross-references for Isaiah 30:2

• Isaiah 20:5Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!
• Isaiah 36:6Behold, you rely on the staff of this crushed reed, even on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his hand and pierce it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.
• Deuteronomy 28:68The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.”
• 2 Kings 17:4But the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea, who had sent messengers to So king of Egypt and had offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year; so the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.
• Jeremiah 37:5Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who had been besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they lifted the siege from Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 43:7and they entered the land of Egypt (for they did not obey the voice of the Lord) and went in as far as Tahpanhes.
• Ezekiel 29:6Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, Because they have been only a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
• Numbers 27:21Moreover, he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before the Lord. At his command they shall go out and at his command they shall come in, both he and the sons of Israel with him, even all the congregation.”
• Joshua 9:14So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of the Lord.
• 1 Kings 22:7But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not yet a prophet of the Lord here that we may inquire of him?”
• Jeremiah 21:2“Please inquire of the Lord on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is warring against us; perhaps the Lord will deal with us according to all His wonderful acts, so that the enemy will withdraw from us.”
• Jeremiah 42:2and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our petition come before you, and pray for us to the Lord your God, that is for all this remnant; because we are left but a few out of many, as your own eyes now see us,
• Isaiah 16:3“Give us advice, make a decision; Cast your shadow like night at high noon; Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitive.
• Isaiah 18:1Alas, oh land of whirring wings Which lies beyond the rivers of Cush,
• Judges 9:15The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you are anointing me as king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, may fire come out from the bramble and consume 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