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 30:7 in other translations
| BSB | Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still. |
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| WEB | For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still. |
| ASV | For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still. |
| YLT | Yea, Egyptians are vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: ‘Their strength is to sit still.' |
| DARBY | For Egypt shall help in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I named her, Arrogance, that doeth nothing. |
| BBE | For there is no use or purpose in the help of Egypt: so I have said about her, She is Rahab, who has come to an end. |
| Webster | For the Egyptian shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still. |
What does Isaiah 30:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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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…
Isaiah 30:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 30:7
- Isaiah 2:22
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
- Isaiah 31:1-5
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! Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity. Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together. For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof. …
- Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
- Isaiah 7:4
And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
- Lamentations 3:26
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
- Psalms 118:8-9
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
- Exodus 14:13
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever.
- Isaiah 28:12
To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
- Jeremiah 37:7
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.
- Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Isaiah 30:15
For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Psalms 76:8-9
Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
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Context
- Isaiah 30:6
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.
- 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 30:8
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
Isaiah 30:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ciertamente Egipto en vano é inútilmente dará ayuda; por tanto yo le dí voces, que su fortaleza sería estarse quietos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car l’Égypte aidera en vain et inutilement; c’est pourquoi je l’ai nommée: Arrogance qui ne fait rien. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn umsonst und vergebens wird Ägypten helfen. Darum nenne ich dieses Ägypten: Großtuer, die still sitzen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ægyptus enim frustra et vane auxiliabitur. Ideo clamavi super hoc: Superbia tantum est, quiesce. |