Isaiah 30:2-6

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²who go down to Egypt^(A)
    without consulting^(B) me;
who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection,^(C)
    to Egypt’s shade for refuge.^(D)
³But Pharaoh’s protection will be to your shame,
    Egypt’s shade^(E) will bring you disgrace.^(F)
⁴Though they have officials in Zoan^(G)
    and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
⁵everyone will be put to shame
    because of a people^(H) useless^(I) to them,
who bring neither help^(J) nor advantage,
    but only shame and disgrace.^(K)”

⁶A prophecy^(L) concerning the animals of the Negev:^(M)

Through a land of hardship and distress,^(N)
    of lions^(O) and lionesses,
    of adders and darting snakes,^(P)
the envoys carry their riches on donkeys’^(Q) backs,
    their treasures^(R) on the humps of camels,
to that unprofitable nation,

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Isaiah 30:15

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¹⁵This is what the Sovereign^(A) Lord, the Holy One^(B) of Israel, says:

“In repentance and rest^(C) is your salvation,
in quietness and trust^(D) is your strength,
but you would have none of it.^(E)

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Isaiah 30:15 in all English translations

Isaiah 31:1

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Woe to Those Who Rely on Egypt

31 Woe^(A) to those who go down to Egypt^(B) for help,
    who rely on horses,^(C)
who trust in the multitude of their chariots^(D)
    and in the great strength of their horsemen,
but do not look to the Holy One^(E) of Israel,
    or seek help from the Lord.^(F)