Isaiah 30:3-5

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But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,
and refuge in Egypt’s shadow your disgrace.^(A)

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For though his^(a) princes are at Zoan^(B)
and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

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everyone will be ashamed
because of a people who can’t help.
They are of no benefit, they are no help;
they are good for nothing but shame and reproach.^(C)

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 30:4: Or Judah’s

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 30:3: Isaiah 20:5-6; Isaiah 36:6; Jeremiah 42:18; Jeremiah 42:22

B. Isaiah 30:4: Isaiah 19:11

C. Isaiah 30:5: Jeremiah 2:36