Isaias

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904

XXX. 1 Ah, the rebellious sons, saith the LORD, that take counsel, and not of me ; and weave a web, and not with my spirit, that they may add sin to sin

2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the stronghold of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

3 Therefore shall the stronghold of. Pharaoh be to yOu a shame, I and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

[*](21. Or, ' offend in a cause.)[*](’ 22 Or, ‘ to the house of Jacob.')[*](23. Or, ‘ when his children see the work...' ‘ count holy ’: or, ‘ sanctify.)[*](1. ‘ weave a web ’: or, ‘ cover with a covering ’: or, ‘ pour a libation ’: cf. xxix. ιο. Very doubtful.)[*](2. Perhaps, ‘are on their way to go down into ’ ‘trust’: or, take refuge, and correspondingly ver. 3.)

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4 For his princes are at Zoan, and his messengers have reached Hanes.