Yesaya 30:2

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 

Yesaya 56:11

56:11 The dogs have big appetites;

they are never full. ³ 

They are shepherds who have no understanding;

they all go their own way,

each one looking for monetary gain. ⁴ 

Yesaya 59:8

59:8 They are unfamiliar with peace;

their deeds are unjust. ⁵ 

They use deceitful methods,

and whoever deals with them is unfamiliar with peace. ⁶ 

[30:2]  ¹ tn Heb “those who go to descend to Egypt, but [of] my mouth they do not inquire.”

[30:2]  ² tn Heb “to seek protection in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek refuge in the shade of Egypt.”

[56:11]  ³ sn The phrase never full alludes to the greed of the leaders.

[56:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “for his gain from his end.”

[59:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “a way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their pathways.”

[59:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “their paths they make crooked, everyone who walks in it does not know peace.”