Isaiah 30:2,7
Isaiah 30:1-5 The Message (MSG)
“Doom, rebel children!” GOD’s Decree. “You make plans, but not mine. You make deals, but not in my Spirit. You pile sin on sin, one sin on top of another, Going off to Egypt without so much as asking me, Running off to Pharaoh for protection, expecting to hide out in Egypt. Well, some protection Pharaoh will be! Some hideout, Egypt! They look big and important, true, with officials strategically established in Zoan in the north and Hanes in the south, but there’s nothing to them. Anyone stupid enough to trust them will end up looking stupid— All show, no substance, an embarrassing farce.”
Isaiah 30:6-7 The Message (MSG)
And this note on the animals of the Negev encountered on the road to Egypt: A most dangerous, treacherous route, menaced by lions and deadly snakes. And you’re going to lug all your stuff down there, your donkeys and camels loaded down with bribes, Thinking you can buy protection from that hollow farce of a nation? Egypt is all show, no substance. My name for her is Toothless Dragon.
Isaiah 30:2 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!
Isaiah 30:7 King James Version (KJV)
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
Isaiah 30:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
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!
Isaiah 30:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her “Rahab who has been exterminated.”
Isaiah 30:2 New Century Version (NCV)
They go down to Egypt for help without asking me about it first. They hope they will be saved by the king of Egypt; they want Egypt to protect them.
Isaiah 30:7 New Century Version (NCV)
to Egypt whose help is useless. So I call that country Rahab the Do-Nothing.
Isaiah 30:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 30:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.
Isaiah 30:2 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.
Isaiah 30:7 New International Version (NIV)
to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.
Isaiah 30:2 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!
Isaiah 30:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.
Isaiah 30:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh And to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 30:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For Egypt’s help is worthless and good for nothing. Therefore, I have called her “Rahab Who Has Been Exterminated.”
Isaiah 30:2 New Living Translation (NLT)
For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. You have tried to hide in his shade.
Isaiah 30:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
Egypt’s promises are worthless! Therefore, I call her Rahab— the Harmless Dragon.
Isaiah 30:2 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You travel down to Egypt to find help without being guided by the words of my mouth. Instead you put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection, seeking shelter in the shadow of Egypt.
Isaiah 30:7 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Egypt’s help is utterly worthless; that’s why I nicknamed her Rahab, the Do-Nothing Dragon.