30:2 They travel down to Egypt
without seeking my will, 1
seeking Pharaoh’s protection,
and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade. 2
30:7 Egypt is totally incapable of helping. 3
For this reason I call her
‘Proud one 4 who is silenced.’” 5
31:1 Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, 6
those who rely on war horses,
and trust in Egypt’s many chariots 7
and in their many, many horsemen. 8
But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel 9
and do not seek help from the Lord.
31:2 Yet he too is wise 10 and he will bring disaster;
he does not retract his decree. 11
He will attack the wicked nation, 12
and the nation that helps 13 those who commit sin. 14
31:3 The Egyptians are mere humans, not God;
their horses are made of flesh, not spirit.
The Lord will strike with 15 his hand;
the one who helps will stumble
and the one being helped will fall.
Together they will perish. 16