Isaiah 30 · Verse 3

Isaiah 30:3

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Isaiah 30:3, King James Version

Isaiah 30:3 in other translations

BSBBut Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.
WEBTherefore the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
ASVTherefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the refuge in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
YLTAnd the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,
DARBYFor to you the protection of Pharaoh shall be a shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt a confusion.
BBEAnd the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.
WebsterTherefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shade of Egypt your confusion.

What does Isaiah 30:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. shame--disappointment. Egypt, weakened by its internal dissensions, can give no solid help.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 30:1-7

The Jews reproved for seeking aid from Egypt. (Is. 30:1-7) Judgements in consequence of their contempt of God's word. (Is. 30:8-18) God's mercies to his church. (Is. 30:19-26) The ruin of the Assyrian army, and of all God's enemies. (Is. 30:27-33) Verses 1-7 It was often the fault and folly of the Jews, that when troubled by their neighbours on one side, they sought for succour from others, instead of looking up to…

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Isaiah 30:3 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.

וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will becomeH1961
לָכֶ֛םla.Khemfor you
מָע֥וֹזma.'oz[the] refuge ofH4581
פַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhPharaohH6547
לְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shet<into> shameH1322
וְהֶחָס֥וּתve.he.cha.Sutand the refugeH2622
בְּצֵל\־be.tzel-in [the] shadow ofH6738
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
לִכְלִמָּֽה\׃likh.li.Mah<into> ignominyH3639

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 30:3

  • Isaiah 20:5

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

  • Romans 10:11

    For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  • Jeremiah 17:5-6

    Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.

  • Romans 5:5

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

  • Isaiah 45:16-17

    They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  • Jeremiah 37:5-10

    Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem. Then came the word of the Lord unto the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land. And the Chaldeans shall come again, and fight against this city, and take it, and burn it with fire. …

  • 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 30:5-7

    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. The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the strength.
5-7; 20:5; Jer 37:5-10
your confusion.
45:16,17; Jer 17:5,6; Ro 5:5; 10:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Isaiah 30:2

    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 30:3

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

  • Isaiah 30:4

    For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.

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Isaiah 30:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas la fortaleza de Faraón se os tornará en vergüenza, y el amparo en la sombra de Egipto en confusión.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la protection du Pharaon vous sera une honte, et votre confiance en l’ombre de l’Égypte, une ignominie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Schutz des Pharao wird euch zur Schmach werden, und die Zuflucht unter dem Schatten Ägyptens zur Schande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et erit vobis fortitudo Pharaonis in confusionem, et fiducia umbræ Ægypti in ignominiam.