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2 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!
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who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.
3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
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But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame, Egypt’s shade will bring you disgrace.
4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
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Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
5 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.
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everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them, who bring neither help nor advantage, but only shame and disgrace.”
6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
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A prophecy concerning the animals of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lions and lionesses, of adders and darting snakes, the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’ backs, their treasures on the humps of camels, to that unprofitable nation,
7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
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to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.
8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
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Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.
9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD:
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For these are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to listen to the LORD’s instruction.
10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
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They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets, “Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.
11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.
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Leave this way, get off this path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!”
12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
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Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: “Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit,
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