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You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. You have tried to hide in his shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />who set out to go down to Egypt, without asking for my direction, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Who walk to go down to Egypt, And have not asked My advice, To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh, And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Who proceed down to Egypt, Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh, And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Who go down to Egypt— But did not ask Me— To find strength in the strong defense of Pharaoh And to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh And to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Without asking my advice they set out to go down to Egypt in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh&#8217s protection and take refuge in Egypt&#8217s shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You trust Egypt for protection. So you refuse my advice and send messengers to Egypt to beg their king for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They go to Egypt without asking me. They look for shelter under Pharaoh's protection and look for refuge in Egypt's shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. They want Egypt to protect them, so they put their trust in Egypt's king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They set out to go down to Egypt, without asking my advice; taking refuge in Pharaoh's protection, and seeking shelter in Egypt's shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh?s protection and take refuge in Egypt?s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh's protection, and looking for safety in Egypt's protective shade. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />who set out to go down into Egypt, and have not asked my advice; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 shade of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />who set out to go down into Egypt without asking for my advice, to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to take refuge in the shadow of Egypt! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who are walking to go down to Egypt, "" And have not asked My mouth, "" To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, "" And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Going to come down to Egypt, and my mouth they asked not; to be strengthened by the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth, hoping for help in the strength of Pharao, and trusting in the shadow of Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You are walking so as to descend into Egypt, and you have not sought answers from my mouth, instead hoping for assistance from the strength of Pharaoh and placing trust in the shadow of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They go down to Egypt, without asking my counsel, To seek strength in Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />who set out to go down to Egypt without asking for my counsel, to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Who start to go down to Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth, to strengthen themselves by the strength of Pharaoh, and to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For they went to go down to Egypt, and they did not inquire from my mouth, to be strengthened by the strength of Pharaoh, and to be sheltered in the shadow of Egypt<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That walk to go down into Egypt, And have not asked at My mouth; To take refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh, And to take shelter in the shadow of Egypt!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br /><i>even</i> they that proceed to go down into Egypt, but they have not enquired of me, that they might be helped by Pharao, and protected by the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=6161" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">The Worthless Treaty with Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ha·hō·lə·ḵîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">They set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: lā·re·ḏeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come or go down, descend. ">to go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">to Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: šā·’ā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">asking</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: ū·p̄î (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">My advice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5756.htm" title="5756: lā·‘ō·wz (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take or seek refuge. A primitive root; to be strong; causatively, to stregthen, i.e. to save.">to seek shelter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">under Pharaoh’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581: bə·mā·‘ō·wz (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- (also mauwz); or mahoz (also ma, uz; from azaz; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.">protection</a> <a href="/hebrew/2620.htm" title="2620: wə·laḥ·sō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To seek refuge. A primitive root; to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in.">and take refuge</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">in Egypt’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/6738.htm" title="6738: bə·ṣêl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A shadow. From tsalal; shade, whether literal or figurative.">shade.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-14.htm">Jeremiah 42:14-22</a></span><br />and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’ / then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah! This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you are determined to go to Egypt and reside there, / then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you dread will follow on your heels into Egypt, and you will die there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a></span><br />So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15-18</a></span><br />But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’ / ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. / Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a></span><br />Look now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-18.htm">Jeremiah 2:18</a></span><br />Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a></span><br />But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-8.htm">Psalm 118:8-9</a></span><br />It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man. / It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a></span><br />Put not your trust in princes, in mortal man, who cannot save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5-6</a></span><br />Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed. / And on that day the dwellers of this coastland will say, ‘See what has happened to our source of hope, those to whom we fled for help and deliverance from the king of Assyria! How then can we escape?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a></span><br />But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a></span><br />All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16</a></span><br />At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Isaiah 57:9</a></span><br />You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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!</p><p class="hdg">walk</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/20-5.htm">Isaiah 20:5,6</a></b></br> And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a></b></br> Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because <i>they are</i> many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a></b></br> 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 <i>is</i> Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.</p><p class="hdg">and have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/27-21.htm">Numbers 27:21</a></b></br> And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask <i>counsel</i> for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, <i>both</i> he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-14.htm">Joshua 9:14</a></b></br> And the men took of their victuals, and asked not <i>counsel</i> at the mouth of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-7.htm">1 Kings 22:7</a></b></br> And Jehoshaphat said, <i>Is there</i> not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?</p><p class="hdg">the shadow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Isaiah 16:3</a></b></br> Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm">Isaiah 18:1</a></b></br> Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which <i>is</i> beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Judges 9:15</a></b></br> And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, <i>then</i> come <i>and</i> put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-21.htm">Consulting</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-28.htm">Move</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-14.htm">Proceed</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-5.htm">Protection</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-7.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-5.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-12.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/38-15.htm">Advice</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Consulting</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-5.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Move</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-4.htm">Proceed</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Protection</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Shade</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Shadow</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Shelter</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Trust</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">The prophet threatens the people for their confidence in Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">And contempt of God's word</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">God's mercies toward his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">God's wrath and the people's joy, in the destruction of Assyria</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of "going down" to Egypt is symbolic of turning away from God and His promises. Egypt, in biblical history, represents a place of oppression and reliance on human strength rather than divine guidance. This decision reflects a lack of faith in God's ability to protect and provide for His people, reminiscent of the Israelites' past when they longed to return to Egypt during their wilderness journey (<a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a>).<p><b>without asking My advice</b><br>The Israelites' failure to seek God's counsel underscores their spiritual rebellion and self-reliance. In the Old Testament, seeking God's guidance was a fundamental aspect of the covenant relationship between God and His people. The absence of prayer and consultation with God indicates a breach of this relationship. <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a> emphasizes the importance of trusting in the Lord and acknowledging Him in all ways, which the Israelites neglected in this instance.<p><b>to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection</b><br>Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, is portrayed as a figure of worldly power and authority. Seeking shelter under his protection signifies a misplaced trust in human leadership rather than divine sovereignty. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, often seen as a potential ally against other threats. However, reliance on Pharaoh contrasts with the biblical teaching that true security comes from God alone (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>).<p><b>and take refuge in Egypt’s shade</b><br>The imagery of "shade" suggests temporary relief and comfort, yet it is ultimately inadequate and unreliable. In the harsh climate of the Near East, shade provides momentary respite but cannot substitute for lasting security. This metaphor highlights the futility of seeking protection from sources other than God. <a href="/isaiah/31.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a> further warns against relying on Egypt, emphasizing that such alliances will lead to disappointment and failure. The concept of refuge is central to the Psalms, where God is frequently described as a refuge and fortress (<a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a>), contrasting with the false security offered by Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, facing threats from Assyria, sought alliances with foreign powers instead of relying on God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A powerful nation to the south of Judah, often seen as a potential ally against Assyrian aggression.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt, representing worldly power and protection that Judah sought instead of trusting in God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's message to Judah, warning them against seeking help from Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>The dominant empire at the time, posing a significant threat to Judah, prompting their leaders to seek alliances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_over_worldly_powers.htm">Trust in God Over Worldly Powers</a></b><br>Judah's decision to seek Egypt's help reflects a lack of faith in God's protection. Believers today are reminded to place their trust in God rather than worldly solutions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_god's_guidance_first.htm">Seek God's Guidance First</a></b><br>The leaders of Judah acted without consulting God. This teaches the importance of seeking God's wisdom and guidance in decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Futility of Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Egypt, a symbol of worldly security, ultimately could not provide the protection Judah sought. This serves as a warning against relying on anything other than God for true security.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's counsel led to negative consequences for Judah. Obedience to God is crucial for experiencing His protection and blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_modern_faith.htm">Historical Lessons for Modern Faith</a></b><br>The historical context of Judah's actions provides a lesson for contemporary believers to learn from past mistakes and prioritize faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_of_the_general_epistles.htm">How do you cut Rahab into pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_egypt's_influence_persist.htm">Isaiah 31:3 mentions Egypt’s mortal nature—why then does archaeological evidence show Egyptian influence persisting long after this prophecy implied vulnerability? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_judah-egypt_alliance.htm">In Isaiah 30:1-7, is there historical or archaeological evidence that conclusively supports or disputes Judah's alliance with Egypt?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_30_27-28's_punishment_unloving.htm">Does Isaiah 30:27-28 portray a harsh divine punishment that conflicts with the concept of a loving God in other parts of the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">the fortress of Pharaoh, </span>used as the symbol of his kingdom: This, then, was the course into which even Hezekiah had been led or driven, and it had been done without consulting Isaiah as the recognised prophet of Jehovah. For the "shadow of Egypt" see Note on <a href="/isaiah/18-1.htm" title="Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:">Isaiah 18:1</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That walk</span>; or, <span class="accented">are on their way</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a>). Either the Jewish ambassadors have already started, or the anticipatory vision of the prophet sees them as if starting. In the history (<a href="/2_kings/18-13.htm">2 Kings 18:13-37</a>; <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Isaiah 36:1-22</a>) it is not expressly said that Hezekiah made application to Egypt for aid; but the reproaches of Rabshakeh (<a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21, 24</a>) would be pointless if he had not done so. <span class="cmt_word">Have not asked at my mouth</span>. As they ought to have done (see <a href="/numbers/27-21.htm">Numbers 27:21</a>; <a href="/judges/1-1.htm">Judges 1:1</a>; <a href="/judges/20-18.htm">Judges 20:18</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/23-2.htm">1 Samuel 23:2</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-7.htm">1 Kings 22:7</a>, etc.). <span class="cmt_word">To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh</span>. It is very uncertain who is the "Pharaoh" here intended. The supreme power over Egypt was probably, at the time, in the hands of Tirkakah (<a href="/2_kings/19-9.htm">2 Kings 19:9</a>); but Lower Egypt seems to have been ruled by various princes, the chief of whom was Shabatok, and any one of these may have been regarded by Isaiah as a "Pharaoh." <span class="cmt_word">To trust in the shadow of Egypt.</span> Trust in the "shadow of God" was an expression very familiar to the Jews (see <a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Psalm 17:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/63-7.htm">Psalm 63:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/91-1.htm">Psalm 91:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a>). To "trust in the shadow of Egypt" was to put Egypt in the place of God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They set out</span><br /><span class="heb">הַהֹלְכִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(ha·hō·lə·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to go down</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֶ֣דֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·re·ḏeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרַ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">asking</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁאָ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My advice,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to seek shelter</span><br /><span class="heb">לָעוֹז֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·‘ō·wz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5810.htm">Strong's 5810: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be strong</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under Pharaoh’s</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><br /><span class="word">protection</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמָע֣וֹז</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mā·‘ō·wz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4581.htm">Strong's 4581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place or means of safety, protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and take refuge</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַחְס֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·laḥ·sō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2620.htm">Strong's 2620: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flee for, protection, to confide in</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the shade</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6738.htm">Strong's 6738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A shadow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-2.htm">Isaiah 30:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:2 Who set out to go down into (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>