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Isaiah 30:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 30:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 They go down to Egypt,
without asking my counsel,[a]
To seek strength in Pharaoh’s protection
and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.(A)
Footnotes
- 30:2 Without asking my counsel: it was a practice to consult God through the prophets or through the priestly oracle before making a major political decision (1 Sm 23:1–12; 1 Kgs 22:5), but Judah’s leadership, in its concern for security, was apparently trying to keep its plan for a treaty with Egypt secret even from the prophets, thus implicitly from God (29:15).
Isaiah 30:2
New International Version
Isaiah 30:2
New International Version
Isaiah 30:2
New King James Version
Isaiah 30:2
New King James Version
2 (A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And (B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
Isaiah 30:2
King James Version
Isaiah 30:2
King James Version
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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Isaiah 30:2
English Standard Version
Isaiah 30:2
English Standard Version
2 (A)who set out to go down to Egypt,
without asking for my direction,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
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