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World English Bible

Isaiah 31 (WEBP)

[1] Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek Yahweh!
[2] Yet he also is wise, and will bring disaster, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of those who work iniquity.
[3] Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When Yahweh stretches out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
[4] For Yahweh says to me, “As the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, if a multitude of shepherds is called together against him, will not be dismayed at their voice, nor abase himself for their noise, so Yahweh of Armies will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its heights.
[5] As birds hovering, so Yahweh of Armies will protect Jerusalem. He will protect and deliver it. He will pass over and preserve it.”
[6] Return to him from whom you have deeply revolted, children of Israel.
[7] For in that day everyone shall cast away his idols of silver and his idols of gold—sin which your own hands have made for you.
[8] “The Assyrian will fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of mankind, shall devour him. He will flee from the sword, and his young men will become subject to forced labor.
[9] His rock will pass away by reason of terror, and his princes will be afraid of the banner,” says Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 31 (KJVS)

[1] Woe to them that go down () to Egypt for help; and stay () on horses, and trust () in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; () but they look () not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek () the Lord!
[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.
[3] 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.
[4] For thus hath the Lord spoken () unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring () on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds () is called forth () against him, he will not be afraid () of their voice, nor abase () himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down () to fight () for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
[5] As birds flying, () so will the Lord of hosts defend () Jerusalem; defending () also he will deliver () it; and passing over () he will preserve () it.
[6] Turn () ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply () revolted.
[7] For in that day every man shall cast away () his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made () unto you for a sin.
[8] Then shall the Assyrian fall () with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour () him: but he shall flee () from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
[9] And he shall pass over () to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid () of the ensign, saith () the Lord, whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

Isaiah 31:2 Heb. remove
Isaiah 31:4 Or, multitude
Isaiah 31:7 Heb. the idols of his gold
Isaiah 31:8a Or, for fear of the sword
Isaiah 31:8b Or, tributarie. Heb. for melting, or tribute
Isaiah 31:9 Or, his strength. Heb. rock shall pass away for fear

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 31 (BYZ)

[1] ουαι οι καταβαινοντες εις αιγυπτον επι βοηθειαν οι εφ ιπποις πεποιθοτες και εφ αρμασιν εστιν γαρ πολλα και εφ ιπποις πληθος σφοδρα και ουκ ησαν πεποιθοτες επι τον αγιον του ισραηλ και τον θεον ουκ εξεζητησαν
[2] και αυτος σοφος ηγεν επ αυτους κακα και ο λογος αυτου ου μη αθετηθη και επαναστησεται επ οικους ανθρωπων πονηρων και επι την ελπιδα αυτων την ματαιαν
[3] αιγυπτιον ανθρωπον και ου θεον ιππων σαρκας και ουκ εστιν βοηθεια ο δε κυριος επαξει την χειρα αυτου επ αυτους και κοπιασουσιν οι βοηθουντες και αμα παντες απολουνται
[4] οτι ουτως ειπεν μοι κυριος ον τροπον εαν βοηση ο λεων η ο σκυμνος επι τη θηρα η ελαβεν και κεκραξη επ αυτη εως αν εμπλησθη τα ορη της φωνης αυτου και ηττηθησαν και το πληθος του θυμου επτοηθησαν ουτως καταβησεται κυριος σαβαωθ επιστρατευσαι επι το ορος το σιων επι τα ορη αυτης
[5] ως ορνεα πετομενα ουτως υπερασπιει κυριος υπερ ιερουσαλημ και εξελειται και περιποιησεται και σωσει
[6] επιστραφητε οι την βαθειαν βουλην βουλευομενοι και ανομον
[7] οτι τη ημερα εκεινη απαρνησονται οι ανθρωποι τα χειροποιητα αυτων τα αργυρα και τα χρυσα α εποιησαν αι χειρες αυτων
[8] και πεσειται ασσουρ ου μαχαιρα ανδρος ουδε μαχαιρα ανθρωπου καταφαγεται αυτον και φευξεται ουκ απο προσωπου μαχαιρας οι δε νεανισκοι εσονται εις ηττημα
[9] πετρα γαρ περιλημφθησονται ως χαρακι και ηττηθησονται ο δε φευγων αλωσεται ταδε λεγει κυριος μακαριος ος εχει εν σιων σπερμα και οικειους εν ιερουσαλημ