26 At this, all the people from the least to the greatest, together with the army officers, fled to Egypt(A) for fear of the Babylonians.

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26 And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.

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26 And all the people, small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose (A)and went to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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26 (A)Then all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the forces arose and went to Egypt, for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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26 (A)Then all the people, from the small to the great, and the captains of the forces set out and came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldeans.

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Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt

31 Woe(A) to those who go down to Egypt(B) for help,
    who rely on horses,(C)
who trust in the multitude of their chariots(D)
    and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One(E) of Israel,
    or seek help from the Lord.(F)

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31 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

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The Folly of Not Trusting God

31 Woe to those (A)who go down to Egypt for help,
And (B)rely 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,
(C)Nor seek the Lord!

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Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

31 Woe[a] to (A)those who go down to Egypt for help
    and rely on horses,
who (B)trust in chariots because they are many
    and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but (C)do not look to the Holy One of Israel
    or consult the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 31:1 Or Ah,

Help Not in Egypt but in God

31 Woe to those who go down to (A)Egypt for help
And (B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not (C)look to the (D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

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Look, I know you are depending(A) on Egypt,(B) that splintered reed(C) of a staff, which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it! Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who depend on him.

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Lo, 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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Look! You are trusting in the (A)staff of this broken reed, 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 (B)trust in him.

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(A)Behold, you are trusting in Egypt, that broken reed of a staff, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

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Behold, you have relied on the (A)staff of this broken reed, on Egypt, on which if a man leans, it will go into his [a]hand and pierce it. (B)So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 36:6 Lit palm

18 Now why go to Egypt(A)
    to drink water from the Nile[a]?(B)
And why go to Assyria(C)
    to drink water from the Euphrates?(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew Shihor; that is, a branch of the Nile

18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?

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18 And now why take (A)the road to Egypt,
To drink the waters of (B)Sihor?
Or why take the road to (C)Assyria,
To drink the waters of [a]the River?

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 The Euphrates

18 (A)And now what do you gain by going to Egypt
    to drink the waters of (B)the Nile?
(C)Or what do you gain by going to Assyria
    to drink the waters of (D)the Euphrates?[a]

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Hebrew the River

18 But now what are you doing (A)on the road to Egypt,
Except to drink the waters of the [a](B)Nile?
Or what are you doing on the road to Assyria,
Except to drink the waters of the Euphrates River?

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  1. Jeremiah 2:18 Heb Shihor

36 Why do you go about so much,
    changing(A) your ways?
You will be disappointed by Egypt(B)
    as you were by Assyria.

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36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

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36 (A)Why do you gad about so much to change your way?
Also (B)you shall be ashamed of Egypt (C)as you were ashamed of Assyria.

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36 (A)How much you go about,
    changing your way!
You shall be (B)put to shame by Egypt
    as you were put to shame by Assyria.

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36 Why do you (A)go around so much
Changing your way?
Also, (B)you will be put to shame by Egypt,
Just as you were put to shame by (C)Assyria.

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