Isaiah 31:3
Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“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 they all shall fail together.”Isaiah 31:3
What Does Isaiah 31:3 Mean?
Isaiah 31:3 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 31, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Isaiah 31:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 146:3“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.”Psalms 56:4“In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.”Isaiah 9:17“Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”Ezekiel 20:33“As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:”Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:”Psalms 9:20“Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.”Psalms 33:17“An horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.”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.”Jeremiah 15:6“Thou hast forsaken me, saith the LORD, thou art gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; I am weary with repenting.”Ezekiel 28:9“Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.”Deuteronomy 32:30“How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?”Psalms 108:12“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.”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.”Isaiah 36:6“Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.”Isaiah 36:9“How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?”Jeremiah 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 into their own land.”Psalms 60:11“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.”Isaiah 29:5“Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones shall be as chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.”Isaiah 30:16“But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses; therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.”Isaiah 31:2“Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.”
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