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He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They were all ashamed of a people <i>that</i> could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They were all ashamed of a people <i>who</i> could not benefit them, Or be help or benefit, But a shame and also a reproach.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who do not benefit them, <i>Who are</i> not a help or benefit, but <i>a source of</i> shame and also disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, <i>Who are</i> not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, <i>Who are</i> not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“All will be ashamed because of a people (the Egyptians) who cannot benefit them, Who are not a help or benefit, but a shame and also a disgrace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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 disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />everyone will be ashamed because of a people who can&#8217t help. They are of no benefit, they are no help; they are good for nothing but shame and reproach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall all be ashamed because of a people that cannot profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But Egypt can't protect you, and to trust that nation is useless and foolish." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall all be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, that are not an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />the people of Judah will be put to shame because that nation can't help them. That nation can't give aid or help to them. It can only offer shame and disgrace."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the people of Judah will regret that they ever trusted that unreliable nation, a nation that fails them when they expect help." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There is only loathsome destruction through a people that cannot benefit them, who bring neither help nor profit, but only shame and disgrace."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can't profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can’t profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He made all ashamed of a people that do not profit, "" Not for help, and not for profit, "" But for shame, and also for reproach!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All acted wickedly for a people who will not profit them, not for help and not for profiting, but for shame and also for a reproach.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They were all confounded at a people that could not profit them: they were no help, nor to any profit, but to confusion and to reproach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have all been confounded because of a people who were not able to offer profit to them, who were not of assistance, nor of other usefulness, except to offer confusion and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All shall be ashamed of a people that gain them nothing, Neither help nor benefit, but only shame and reproach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />everyone comes to shame through a people that cannot profit them, that brings neither help nor profit, but shame and disgrace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They go to a people that cannot profit them, neither be a help nor a profit, but shame and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />With a people that does not profit them, not for help and not for a profit, but for shame and for reproach<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall all be ashamed of a people that cannot profit them, That are not a help nor profit, But a shame, and also a reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In vain shall they labour <i>in seeking</i> to a people, which shall not profit them for help, but <i>shall be</i> for a shame and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/30-5.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=6185" 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">4</span>For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/887.htm" title="887: hiḇ·ʾīš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To have a bad smell, to stink. A primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.">will be put to shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">a people</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3276.htm" title="3276: yō·w·‘î·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To confer or gain profit or benefit. A primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable.">useless</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">to them.</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.">They cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5828.htm" title="5828: lə·‘ê·zer (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A help, helper. From azar; aid.">be of help;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3276.htm" title="3276: lə·hō·w·‘îl (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To confer or gain profit or benefit. A primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable.">they are good</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">for nothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/1322.htm" title="1322: lə·ḇō·šeṯ (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Shame, shameful thing. From buwsh; shame; by implication an idol.">shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: lə·ḥer·pāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">and reproach.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.…<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/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36-37</a></span><br />How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria. / Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6-7</a></span><br />Then all the people of Egypt will know that I am the LORD. For you were only a staff of reeds to the house of Israel. / When Israel took hold of you with their hands, you splintered, tearing all their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke, and their backs were wrenched.<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="/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="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<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="/2_kings/17-4.htm">2 Kings 17:4</a></span><br />But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.<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/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="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5-7</a></span><br />Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. / Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.<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="/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/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="/isaiah/36-9.htm">Isaiah 36:9</a></span><br />For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Isaiah 19:11-13</a></span><br />The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”? / Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt. / The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-16.htm">Isaiah 30:16</a></b></br> But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-11.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-22.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-4.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-18.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-8.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-3.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Use</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-7.htm">Useless</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Disgrace</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Help</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-16.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-4.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Use</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-7.htm">Useless</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>everyone will be put to shame</b><br>This phrase highlights the inevitable outcome of relying on human alliances rather than trusting in God. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30</a>, the people of Judah sought help from Egypt against the Assyrian threat, ignoring God's warnings. This reflects a broader biblical theme where reliance on worldly powers leads to disappointment and shame (<a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Psalm 146:3</a>). The shame here is both personal and national, as turning away from God results in public disgrace.<p><b>because of a people useless to them</b><br>Egypt, the nation Judah turned to for help, is described as "useless." Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation, but in this instance, it was unable to provide the necessary support. This underscores the futility of trusting in human strength over divine power. The Bible often contrasts the reliability of God with the unreliability of human allies (<a href="/jeremiah/17-5.htm">Jeremiah 17:5-6</a>). Egypt's inability to assist Judah serves as a reminder of the limitations of earthly powers.<p><b>They bring neither help nor benefit</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the ineffectiveness of Egypt's support. Despite Judah's expectations, Egypt could not deliver any tangible assistance. This mirrors other biblical narratives where reliance on foreign powers leads to failure (<a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a>). The lack of help or benefit from Egypt serves as a cautionary tale about misplaced trust and the importance of seeking God's guidance and provision.<p><b>but only shame and disgrace.”</b><br>The outcome of Judah's alliance with Egypt is not just shame but also disgrace. This reflects the deeper spiritual and moral failure of turning away from God. The disgrace is not only a result of military failure but also a spiritual consequence of disobedience. This aligns with the biblical principle that true honor and security come from faithfulness to God (<a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>). The dual mention of shame and disgrace underscores the severity of the consequences when God's people forsake His counsel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which sought alliances with foreign nations like Egypt instead of relying on God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A powerful nation at the time, often seen as a potential ally by smaller nations like Judah, but ultimately unable to provide the help and security they promised.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to Judah, warning them against relying on Egypt and urging them to trust in the Lord.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah during Isaiah's time, who faced the temptation to seek help from Egypt against Assyrian threats.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/assyria.htm">Assyria</a></b><br>The dominant empire threatening Judah, prompting the temptation to seek alliances with other nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_misplaced_trust.htm">The Futility of Misplaced Trust</a></b><br>Trusting in human alliances or worldly powers instead of God leads to disappointment and shame. We must evaluate where we place our trust and ensure it is in God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Ignoring God's guidance and seeking security in worldly solutions can lead to disgrace. Obedience to God is paramount for true security and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their affairs. Our security should be rooted in His sovereignty rather than in the shifting powers of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god's_counsel.htm">The Importance of Seeking God's Counsel</a></b><br>Before making decisions, especially in times of crisis, we should seek God's wisdom and guidance rather than relying solely on human advice or alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The historical context of Judah's reliance on Egypt serves as a lesson for us today. We should learn from past mistakes and choose to trust in God's provision and protection.<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/do_you_live_honoring_the_gospel.htm">How does the Bible address feelings of embarrassment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_f._b._meyer.htm">How do guilt, innocence, shame, and honor differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_30_9-11_show_god's_patience.htm">How does Isaiah 30:9-11 align with other biblical passages on God's patience when it represents the people as refusing to hear truth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_believers_face_shame_if_god_protects.htm">Psalm 25:3 - If 'no one who hopes in God will ever be put to shame,' why do dedicated followers experience persecution and public disgrace?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">They were all ashamed . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">are: </span>historic present, as before. The prophet paints the dreary disappointment of the embassy. They found Egypt at once weak and false, without the will or power to help them. So Rabshakeh compares that power to a "broken reed," which does but pierce the hand of him who leans on it. So Sargon (Smith, <span class= "ital">Assyrian Canon, </span>p. 133, quoted by Cheyne), describing the resistance of his foes, says that they <span class= "ital">"</span>carried presents, seeking his alliance, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, a monarch who could not help them."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They were all ashamed</span>; rather, <span class="accented">all are ashamed</span>. The reference is not to the ambassadors, who felt no shame in their embassy, and probably returned elated by the promises made them; but to the subsequent feelings of the Jewish nation, when it was discovered by sad experience that no reliance was to be placed on "the strength of Pharaoh." <span class="cmt_word">A people that could not profit</span> <span class="cmt_word">them</span>. Mr. Cheyne compares, very pertinently, an inscription of Sargon's, where he says of the people of Philistia, Judah, Edom, and Moab, that "they and their evil chiefs, to fight against me, unto Pharaoh, King of Egypt, <span class="accented">a monarch who could not save them</span>, their presents carried, and besought his alliance" (G. Smith, 'Eponym Canon,' p. 130, II. 35-39). Egypt was, in fact, quite unable to cope with Assyria, and knew it. <span class="cmt_word">A shame, and also a reproach</span>. A matter of which they would themselves be "ashamed," and with which the Assyrians would "reproach" them (as they did, <a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21, 24</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/30-5.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">everyone</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be put to shame</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹבִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·ḇîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_887.htm">Strong's 887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell bad, to be offensive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a people</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">useless</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹעִ֣ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·‘î·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3276.htm">Strong's 3276: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confer or gain profit or benefit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑מוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">They cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</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">be of help;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵ֙זֶר֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5828.htm">Strong's 5828: </a> </span><span class="str2">A help, helper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are good</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹעִ֔יל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·‘îl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3276.htm">Strong's 3276: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confer or gain profit or benefit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for nothing</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">but</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shame</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֹ֖שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1322.htm">Strong's 1322: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shame, shameful thing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and reproach.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְחֶרְפָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/30-5.htm">Isaiah 30:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/30-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 30:5 They shall all be ashamed because (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/30-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 30:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 30:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 30:6" /></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>