Isaiah 31

Isaiah, chapter 31
The Futility of Relying on Egypt

What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their
Horses, chariots and charioteers, and depending on the strength of
Human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel
In his wisdom, the Lord will send great disaster. He will not change
His mind. He will rise against the wicked and against their helpers
For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God. Their horses are puny
Flesh, not mighty spirits. When the Lord raises his fist against
Them, those who help will stumble, and those being helped will fall

They will all fall down and die together. But this is what the Lord
Has told me: "When a strong young lion stands growling over a
Sheep it has killed, it is not frightened by the shouts and noise
Of a whole crowd of shepherds. In the same way, the Lord of Heaven'
S Armies will come down and fight on Mount Zion. The Lord of Heaven'
S Armies will hover over Jerusalem and protect it like a bird
Protecting its nest. He will defend and save the city. He will

Pass over it and rescue it." Though you are such wicked rebels
My people, come and return to the Lord! I know the glorious day
Will come when each of you will throw away the gold idols and silver
Images your sinful hands have made. The Assyrians will be destroyed
But not by the swords of men. The sword of God will strike them
And they will panic and flee. The strong young Assyrians will be
Taken away as captives. Even the strongest will quake with terror
And princes will flee when they see your battle flag, says the Lord
Whose fire burns in Zion, whose flame blazes from Jerusalem