Isaiah 20 · Verse 5

Isaiah 20:5

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Isaiah 20:5, King James Version

Isaiah 20:5 in other translations

BSBThose who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
WEBThey will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
ASVAnd they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
YLTand they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,
DARBYAnd they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast.
BBEAnd they will be full of fear, and will no longer have faith in Ethiopia which was their hope, or in Egypt which was their glory.
WebsterAnd they shall be afraid and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

What does Isaiah 20:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. they--the Philistine allies of Egypt who trusted in it for help against Assyria. A warning to the party among the Jews, who, though Judah was then the subordinate ally of Assyria, were looking to Egypt as a preferable ally (Is 30:7). Ethiopia was their "expectation"; for Palestine had not yet obtained, but hoped for alliance with it. Egypt was their "glory," that is, boast (Is 13:19); for the alliance with it was completed.

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Isaiah 20:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְחַתּ֖וּve.cha.Tuand they will be dismayedH2865
וָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuand they will be ashamedH954
מִכּוּשׁ֙mi.Kushfrom CushH3568
מַבָּטָ֔םma.ba.Tamhope theirH4007
וּמִן\־u.min-and fromH4480
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
תִּפְאַרְתָּֽם\׃tif.'ar.Tamboasting theirH8597

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Cross references for Isaiah 20:5

  • Isaiah 30:3

    Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

  • Isaiah 30:5

    They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.

  • Jeremiah 9:23-24

    Thus 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: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

  • 1 Corinthians 3:21

    Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;

  • Ezekiel 29:6-7

    And 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. When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

  • Jeremiah 17:5

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.

  • 2 Kings 18:21

    Now, 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 36:6

    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.

  • Isaiah 30:7

    For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

  • Isaiah 2:22

    Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
afraid.
30:3,5,7; 36:6; 2Ki 18:21; Eze 29:6,7
their glory.
2:22; Jer 9:23,24; 17:5; 1Co 3:21

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Context

  • Isaiah 20:4

    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.

  • Isaiah 20:5

    And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

  • Isaiah 20:6

    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 20:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y se turbarán y avergonzarán de Etiopía su esperanza, y de Egipto su gloria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et ils seront terrifiés, et auront honte de l’Éthiopie, leur confiance, et de l’Égypte, leur orgueil.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden bestürzt und beschämt sein wegen Äthiopiens, ihrer Zuversicht, und wegen Ägyptens, ihres Ruhmes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et timebunt, et confundentur ab Æthiopia spe sua, et ab Ægypto gloria sua.