KJV King James Version
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
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Isaiah 20:5
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
WEB World English Bible
They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
ASV American Standard Version
And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,
Surrounding context — Isaiah 20
2 At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
3 And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years [for] a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;
4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with [their] buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.
5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such [is] our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?
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Isaiah 30:3Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion.Isaiah 30:5They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;Jeremiah 17:5Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.Ezekiel 29:6-7And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I [am] the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.Jeremiah 9:23-24Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:2 Kings 18:21Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, [even] upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.Isaiah 30:7For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength [is] to sit still.Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?Isaiah 36:6Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
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