Isaiah 20:5 KJV

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

  • Trust in ManSee the chain from Psalms 118:9 · 8 links
  • EgyptSee the chain from Genesis 12:10 · 10 links

Parallel Passages

  • 2 Kings 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.
  • Ezekiel 29:6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Isaiah 30:3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
  • Isaiah 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.
  • 2 Kings 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.
  • Jeremiah 9:23–24 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: …
  • Jeremiah 17:5 Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

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Bible Dictionary

  • EthiopiaCountry of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered (Gen 2:13; 2 Kgs 19:9; Esth 1:1; Job 28:19; Ps 68:31; Ps...
  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.

Strong’s Numbers

  • And they shall be afraid חָתַת châthath
  • and ashamed בּוּשׁ bûwsh
  • of Ethiopia כּוּשׁ Kûwsh
  • their expectation מַבָּט mabbâṭ
  • and of Egypt מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim
  • their glory תִּפְאָרָה tiphʼârâh

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