Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then they will be dismayed and put to shame because of Cush, their hope, and Egypt, their jewel.
New American Standard Bible
Then they will be
King James Version
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Holman Bible
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
A Conservative Version
And they shall be dismayed and confounded because of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their glory.
American Standard Version
And they shall be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Amplified
Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Bible in Basic English
And 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.
Darby Translation
And they shall be terrified and ashamed of Ethiopia their confidence, and of Egypt their boast.
Julia Smith Translation
And they were dismayed and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
King James 2000
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, and of Egypt their glory.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they shall be dismayed, and they shall be ashamed because of Cush, their hope, and because of Egypt, their pride.
Modern King James verseion
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their hope, and of Egypt their glory.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They shall be also at their wits end, and ashamed one of another: the Egyptians of the Ethiopians, and the Ethiopians of the Egyptians, considering what glory they were in afore.
NET Bible
Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed.
New Heart English Bible
They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus shall they be confounded and turn pale, - For Ethiopia, their expectation, and For Egypt their boast;
Webster
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
World English Bible
They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,
Interlinear
Chathath
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 20:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Sign Regarding Egypt And Cush
4 so the king of Assyria will lead away the Egyptian captives and exiles from Cush, both the young and the old, naked and barefoot with even their buttocks uncovered to the shame of Egypt. 5 Then they will be dismayed and put to shame because of Cush, their hope, and Egypt, their jewel. 6 At that time, the inhabitants of this coastland will say, "See, this is what has happened to those on whom we counted and relied for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How, then, can we escape?'"
Cross References
Isaiah 30:3
But Pharaoh's protection will become your shame, and sheltering in Egypt's shadow your longing.
Isaiah 30:5
There is only loathsome destruction through a people that cannot benefit them, who bring neither help nor profit, but only shame and disgrace."
2 Kings 18:21
""Now who are you relying on, that you have rebelled against me? Look, you're trusting on Egypt to lean on like a staff, but it's a crushed reed, and if you lean on it, it will collapse and pierce your hand. Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is just like that to everyone who relies on him!
Jeremiah 9:23-24
This is what the LORD says: "The wise man is not to boast in his wisdom; the strong man is not to boast in his strength; and the rich man is not to boast in his riches.
Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind, who makes flesh his strength, and whose heart turns away from the LORD.
Ezekiel 29:6-7
"Then everyone living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been an unreliable ally to the house of Israel.
1 Corinthians 3:21
So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you,
Isaiah 2:22
"Stop trusting in human beings, whose life breath is in their nostrils, for what are they really worth?"
Isaiah 30:7
to Egypt, which gives help that is worthless and useless. Therefore I call her, "Rahab, who just sits still.'"
Isaiah 36:6
Take note: you're relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces the palm of anyone who leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like to everybody who depends on him!