Isaiah 30:1-13 ▼

1 Woe to the apostate children, saith the Lord: ye have framed counsel, not by me, and covenants not by my Spirit, to add sins to sins:

2 even they that proceed to go down into Egypt, but they have not enquired of me, that they might be helped by Pharao, and protected by the Egyptians.

3 For the protection of Pharaoh shall be to you a disgrace, and there shall be a reproach to them that trust in Egypt.

4 For there are princes in Tanes, evil messengers.

5 In vain shall they labour in seeking to a people, which shall not profit them for help, but shall be for a shame and reproach.

6 THE VISION OF THE QUADRUPEDS IN THE DESERT. In affliction and distress, where are the lion and lion's whelp, thence come also asps, and the young of flying asps, there shall they be who bore their wealth on asses and camels to a nation which shall not profit them.

7 The Egyptians shall help you utterly in vain: tell them, This your consolation is vain.

8 Now then sit down and write these words on a tablet, and in a book; for these things shall be for many long days, and even for ever.

9 For the people is disobedient, false children, who would not hear the law of God:

10 who say to the prophets, Report not to us; and to them that see visions, Speak them not to us, but speak and report to us another error;

11 and turn us aside from this way; remove from us this path, and remove from us the oracle of Israel.

12 Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have refused to obey these words, and have trusted in falsehood; and because thou hast murmured, and been confident in this respect:

13 therefore shall this sin be to you as a wall suddenly falling when a strong city has been taken, of which the fall is very near at hand.