"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!"
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CHAPTER XXXI
_The Jews again reproved for their confidence in Egypt, finely_
_contrasted with their neglect of the power and protection of_
_God_, 1-3.
_Deliverance and protection are, notwithstan...
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WO - (see the note at Isaiah 30:1).
TO THEM THAT GO DOWN TO EGYPT - (see the note at Isaiah 30:2).
AND STAY ON HORSES - (see the note at Isaiah 30:16).
AND TRUST IN CHARIOTS - (see the note at Isaia...
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CHAPTER 31
The Fifth Woe Against Them that Go Down to Egypt
1. _The Egyptian Alliance condemned again (Isaiah 31:1)_ 2. _Jehovah
promises to deliver Jerusalem (Isaiah 31:4) _ All looks forward
towar...
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ISAIAH 31. THE FOLLY OF RELIANCE ON EGYPT. JERUSALEM WILL BE
PROTECTED, AND ASSYRIA OVERTHROWN.
vv. Isaiah 31:6 f. seems to be an interpolation. Isaiah 31:4 f_._
creates serious difficulties. Isaiah 3...
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WOE. The fourth of the six woes.
DOWN. It is always "down" to Egypt, geographically and morally.
TRUST. confide. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69.
THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL. See note on Isaiah 1:4.Psalms 71:22...
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Woe to them that put their trust in the horses and chariots of Egypt!
The Jews were painfully conscious of their weakness in cavalry as
compared with the Assyrians, and this was one of the considerati...
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3. SWORD
TEXT: Isaiah 31:1-9
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Woe to them that 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 lo...
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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 Isr...
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See Isaiah 30:16....
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Isaiah intends his list (‘horses, *chariots, horsemen’) to
emphasise Egypt’s great military strength.
• The ‘horsemen’ are the skilled soldiers who drive the
*chariots....
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XXXI.
(1) WOE TO THEM THAT GO DOWN... — The Egyptian alliance was, of
course, the absorbing topic of the time, and Isaiah returns to it yet
again. As in Isaiah 30:16, the princes of Judah were attrac...
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הֹ֣וי הַ יֹּרְדִ֤ים מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ לְ
עֶזְרָ֔ה עַל ־סוּסִ֖ים יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּ
וַ יִּבְטְח֨וּ עַל ־רֶ֜כֶב כִּ֣י...
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BOOK 3
ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS
705-702 B.C.
Isaiah:
29 About 703
30 A little later
31 A little later
32:1-8 Later
32:9-20 Date uncertain
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A NOBLER FUTURE FOR THE NATION
Isaiah 31:1-9; Isaiah 32:1-8
Isaiah continues to denounce the contemplated alliance with Egypt. His
compatriots put their trust in horses and chariots, and refused the...
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The prophet again denounces the alliance with Egypt. He declares that
the sin of it is a false trust consequent on the chosen people tuning
their back on Jehovah. The folly of it is manifest in the fa...
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Woe to them that (a) 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 look not to the Holy One of...
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_Chariots. He continues to inveigh against this practice, chap. xxx.
16. (Calmet) --- Salmanasar will ruin the ten tribes. (Menochius)_...
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CONTENTS
This chapter is to the same purport as the former. The prophet setteth
forth the fully of all human confidences. Some gracious promises are
given towards the close of the chapter....
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_HELP FROM A WRONG QUARTER_
‘Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses …
but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel.’
Isaiah 31:1
I. HERE WE SEE HOW FOOLISH WE ARE NOT TO P...
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1._Woe to them that go down to Egypt. _He again returns to the subject
which he had handled at the beginning of the former chapter; for he
still cries loudly against the Jews, whose ordinary custom it...
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The folly of trusting in an arm of flesh is again pointed out, but
only while dwelling on the true means of deliverance. Jehovah at
Jerusalem would be in the midst of the nations as a lion among the
s...
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WOE TO THEM THAT GO DOWN TO EGYPT FOR HELP,.... Or, "O ye that go
down", c. what poor foolish creatures are you! And in the end what
miserable and wretched ones will ye be! Such were the Jewish rulers...
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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 Is...
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_Wo to them that go down to Egypt_, &c. As the Jews did, contrary to
God's command, Deuteronomy 17:16. _And stay on horses_ For Egypt had
many and choice horses. _But they look not unto the Lord_ Thei...
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Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, making it a practice to
turn to this world-power for assistance, AND STAY ON HORSES AND TRUST
IN CHARIOTS, BECAUSE THEY ARE MANY, the chief strength of the...
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1-5 God will oppose the help sought from workers of iniquity. Sinners
may be convicted of folly by plain and self-evident truths, which they
cannot deny, but will not believe. There is no escaping the...
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ISAIAH CHAPTER 31 The folly and punishment of trust in Egypt, ISAIAH
31:1. God will fight for Jerusalem, ISAIAH 31:4,5, if they will turn
unto him, ISAIAH 31:6,7. The fall of Assyria, ISAIAH 31:8,9. T...
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Isaiah 31:1 Woe H1945 down H3381 (H8802) Egypt H4714 help H5833 rely
H8172 (H8735) horses H5483 trust H982 (H8799) chariots H7393 many
H7227 horsemen H6571 very H3966 strong H6105 (H8804) look H8159
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THEY MUST TRUST IN YAHWEH AND NOT IN THE HORSES OF EGYPT (ISAIAH
31:1).
The Assyrians had powerful chariotry and horsemen, and in order to
combat them many felt that their only hope was in Egypt, fam...
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TRUST
(_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 2:12). _...
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CONTENTS: Judah again warned against the Egyptian alliance. Jehovah's
defense of Jerusalem.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: It is gross absurdity to forsake the Rock of Ages for
broken reeds. If men wi...
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Isaiah 31:1. _Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help._ This was a
sin in open defiance of the law. Deuteronomy 28:68. It was a great
revolt of unbelief, because it distrusted the Lord, and all his...
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_Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help_
THE ABUNDANCE OF HORSES IN EGYPT
The abundance of horses in Egypt is attested, not only in other parts
of Scripture, but by profane writers.
Homer descr...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 31:1 WOE. See note on 28:1. GO DOWN TO EGYPT
FOR HELP. See Isaiah 28:15; Isaiah 29:15; Isaiah 30:1, Isaiah 30:16.
HORSES... CHARIOTS... HORSEMEN. A military advantage desirable t...
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THE ONLY COUNSELLOR
Isaiah 31:1. _Woe to the rebellious children, &c._
These words were spoken by the prophet at a time when the Jewish
nation was in great and imminent danger. They were addrest to t...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 31:1
A FURTHER WARNING AGAINST SEEKING THE ALLIANCE OF EGYPT. This prophecy
seems to be quite independent of the last (Isaiah 30:1). It may have
been given earlier or later. The ch...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to Isaiah 31:1-9.
Now as a backdrop to these scriptures in Isaiah 31:1-9 is the
impending invasion of Assyria. Assyria is the world-conquering power
at the moment. Assyria...
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2 Chronicles 16:7; Amos 5:4; Daniel 9:13; Deuteronomy 17:16; Ezekiel
17:15; Hosea 11:5; Hosea 14:3; Hosea 7:13; Hosea 7:7; Isaiah 17:7;...
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Horses — For Egypt had many and choice horses....