Isaiah 31
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The Folly of Not Trusting God
1Woe to those #Is. 30:1, 2who go down to Egypt for help,
And #Deut. 17:16; Ps. 20:7; Is. 2:7; 30:16rely on horses,
Who trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But who do not look to the Holy One of Israel,
#Is. 9:13; Dan. 9:13; Amos 5:4–8Nor seek the Lord!
2Yet He also is wise and will bring disaster,
And #Num. 23:19; Jer. 44:29will not call back His words,
But will arise against the house of evildoers,
And against the help of those who work iniquity.
3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God;
And their horses are flesh, and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out His hand,
Both he who helps will fall,
And he who is helped will fall down;
They all will perish #Is. 20:6together.
God Will Deliver Jerusalem
4For thus the Lord has spoken to me:
#Num. 24:9; Hos. 11:10; Amos 3:8“As a lion roars,
And a young lion over his prey
(When a multitude of shepherds is summoned against him,
He will not be afraid of their voice
Nor be disturbed by their noise),
So the Lord of hosts will come down
To fight for Mount Zion and for its hill.
5#Deut. 32:11; Ps. 91:4Like birds flying about,
So will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
Defending, He will also deliver it;
Passing over, He will preserve it.”
6Return to Him against whom the children of Israel have #Hos. 9:9deeply revolted. 7For in that day every man shall #Is. 2:20; 30:22throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—#1 Kin. 12:30sin, which your own hands have made for yourselves.
8“Then Assyria shall #2 Kin. 19:35, 36fall by a sword not of man,
And a sword not of mankind shall #Is. 37:36devour him.
But he shall flee from the sword,
And his young men shall become forced labor.
9#Is. 37:37He shall cross over to his stronghold for fear,
And his princes shall be afraid of the banner,”
Says the Lord,
Whose fire is in Zion
And whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 31
31
The Futility of Relying on Egypt
1What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help,
trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers
and depending on the strength of human armies
instead of looking to the Lord,
the Holy One of Israel.
2In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster;
he will not change his mind.
He will rise against the wicked
and against their helpers.
3For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God!
Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits!
When the Lord raises his fist against them,
those who help will stumble,
and those being helped will fall.
They will all fall down and die together.
4But this is what the Lord has told me:
“When a strong young lion
stands growling over a sheep it has killed,
it is not frightened by the shouts and noise
of a whole crowd of shepherds.
In the same way, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies
will come down and fight on Mount Zion.
5The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will hover over Jerusalem
and protect it like a bird protecting its nest.
He will defend and save the city;
he will pass over it and rescue it.”
6Though you are such wicked rebels, my people, come and return to the Lord. 7I know the glorious day will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver images your sinful hands have made.
8“The Assyrians will be destroyed,
but not by the swords of men.
The sword of God will strike them,
and they will panic and flee.
The strong young Assyrians
will be taken away as captives.
9Even the strongest will quake with terror,
and princes will flee when they see your battle flags,”
says the Lord, whose fire burns in Zion,
whose flame blazes from Jerusalem.
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