Isaiah 30:7

7 Even Egypt, whose 1help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "2Rahab who has been exterminated."

Isaiah 30:7 In-Context

5 "Everyone 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."
6 The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev. Through a land of distress and anguish, From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent, They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on camels' humps, To a people who cannot profit them;
7 Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "Rahab who has been exterminated."
8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever .
9 For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the LORD ;

Cross References 2

  • 1. Isaiah 30:5
  • 2. Job 9:13; Psalms 87:4; Psalms 89:10; Isaiah 51:9

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Lit "this" one
  • [b]. M.T. reads "They are Rahab" (or "arrogance"), "to remain"
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