Isaiah 30:7
For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.
KJV
Ægyptus enim frustra et vane auxiliabitur. Ideo clamavi super hoc : Superbia tantum est, quiesce.
Vulgate
Αἰγύπτιοι μάταια καὶ κενὰ ὠφελήσουσιν ὑμᾶς· ἀπάγγειλον αὐτοῖς ὅτι ματαία ἡ παράκλησις ὑμῶν αὕτη.
LXX
For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.
ASV
וּ/מִצְרַ֕יִם הֶ֥בֶל וָ/רִ֖יק יַעְזֹ֑רוּ לָ/כֵן֙ קָרָ֣אתִי לָ/זֹ֔את רַ֥הַב הֵ֖ם שָֽׁבֶת
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הֵ֖מָּה
hmh
pronoun · 560×
הָֽבֶל
hbl
noun · 73×
וֹ
v
noun · 3×
זֹּ֔את
z't
pronoun · 604×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
נִי
ny
verb · 82×
רִ֖יק
ryq
noun · 12×
רָֽהַב
rhb
proper_noun · 3×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Chr 20:17 — Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them:
- 2Kgs 18:21 — Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him
- Exod 14:13 — And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no mo
- Hos 5:13 — When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
- Isa 2:22 — Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of ?
- Isa 7:4 — And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
- Isa 7:4 — And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
- Isa 28:12 — To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.
- Isa 30:5 — They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
- Isa 30:15 — For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Isa 30:15 — For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
- Isa 31:1 — Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Isra
- Isa 31:3 — Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and th
- Isa 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Isa 51:9 — Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon?
- Jer 37:7 — Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to enquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt i
- Job 9:13 — If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
- Lam 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- Lam 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
- Ps 60:11 — Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.
- Ps 118:8 — It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
- Ruth 3:18 — Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.