Read Isaiah chapter 31 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. In this chapter: Look Not to Egypt but to God.
Look Not to Egypt but to God
1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help,
Who rely on horses
And trust in chariots because they are many,
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the Lord!
2 Yet He is also wise and will bring disaster,
And does not retract His words,
But will arise against the house of evildoers
And against the helpers of those who do evil.
3 Now the Egyptians are men and not God,
And their horses are flesh and not spirit;
And the Lord will stretch out His hand,
And he (Egypt) who helps will stumble,
And he (Judah) who is helped will fall,
And all of them will perish together.
4 For so the Lord says to me,
“As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him
He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise,
So the Lord of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”
5 Like flying birds, so will the Lord of hosts protect Jerusalem;
He will protect and save it,
He will pass over and rescue it.
6 Return to Him from whom you have so deeply defected, O sons of Israel.
7 For in that day every man will reject and throw away his idols of silver and his idols of gold [in disgust], which your own hands have sinfully made for you.
8 Then the Assyrian will fall by a sword not of man,
And a sword not of man will devour him.
And he will flee from the sword [of God],
And his young men will become forced labor.
9 “His rock [his stronghold] will pass away because of panic,
And his princes will be terrified at the [sight of the battle] standard,”
Declares the Lord, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Chapter themes
Descendre en Égypte — ceux qui descendent en Egypte
S'appuyer sur des chevaux — s'appuient sur des chevaux
Le regard détourné — ne portent pas le regard sur le Saint d'Israël
Ne pas chercher l'Éternel — ne recherchent pas l'Eternel
Lui aussi est sage — Lui aussi, cependant, il est sage
Il fera venir le malheur — Il fera venir le malheur
Ses paroles tiennent — et ne retirera pas ses paroles
Dieu se dresse — Il se dressera contre la communauté des méchants
Le secours des injustes — et contre le secours apporté par ceux qui commettent l'injustice
Un homme, non Dieu — être humain et non Dieu
Des chevaux impuissants — ses chevaux ne sont que chair et non esprit
L'Eternel déploie sa puissance — Quand l'Eternel déploiera sa puissance
Tous ensemble ils tombent — tous ensemble ils disparaîtront
La sagesse de Dieu — et non Dieu
Dieu fait venir le malheur — le protecteur sera ébranlé
Sa parole s'accomplit — le protégé tombera
L'Eternel se lève — Quand l'Eternel déploiera sa puissance
Contre le secours d'Egypte — le protecteur sera ébranlé, le protégé tombera
Le lion qui rugit — Lorsque le lion ou le lionceau rugit, au-dessus de sa proie
L'Éternel descend combattre — l'Eternel, le maître de l'univers, descendra pour combattre sur le mont Sion
Les ailes déployées — oiseaux déploient leurs ailes
Protéger et délivrer — Il protégera et délivrera
Il épargnera — il épargnera et sauvera
Revenez à l'Eternel — Revenez à celui...
Une révolte profonde — dont les Israélites se sont profondément détournés
Rejeter ses faux dieux — chacun rejettera ses faux dieux en argent et en or
L'œuvre de mains pécheresses — ceux que vous vous êtes fabriqués de vos propres mains pécheresses
La chute de l'Assyrien — L'Assyrien tombera
Il prendra la fuite — prendra la fuite
Le puissant s'effondre — Le plus solide s'évanouira, tant il aura peur