Isaiah 30:7 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Egypt’s help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her “Rahab who sits still.”

NIV: to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.

NASB: Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her 'Rahab who has been exterminated.'

CSB: Egypt's help is completely worthless; therefore, I call her: Rahab Who Just Sits.

NLT: Egypt’s promises are worthless! Therefore, I call her Rahab — the Harmless Dragon.

KJV: For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

NKJV: For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her Rahab-Hem-Shebeth.

Isaiah is among the most important prophetic books in the entire Bible. The first segment details God's impending judgment against ancient peoples for sin and idolatry (Isaiah 1—35). The second part of Isaiah briefly explains a failed assault on Jerusalem during the rule of Hezekiah (Isaiah 36—39). The final chapters predict Israel's rescue from Babylonian captivity (Isaiah 40—48), the promised Messiah (Isaiah 49—57), and the final glory of Jerusalem and God's people (Isaiah 58—66).

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