Isaiah 20:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

Isle

Job 22:30

Jeremiah 47:4

Whither

And how

Matthew 23:33

1 Thessalonians 5:3

Hebrews 2:3

General references

Isaiah 30:5

Isaiah 36:6

Philemon 1:15

Bible References

Isle

He will deliver even those who are guilty. They will escape because of the cleanness of your hands.

The time has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon any Philistine who might have escaped to get help. Jehovah will destroy the Philistines and anyone who is left from the island of Crete.

Whither

I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plummet. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.

Suffer you unwilling children, says Jehovah. You pursue a purpose that is not mine. You make a covenant sacrifice without my Spirit. You add sin to sin.

How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help! Cursed are those who rely on very strong warhorses, who depend on many chariots. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel. They do not seek Jehovah.

They are distressed! They were once confident. They arrive there, only to be disappointed.

And how

You serpents! You offspring of vipers! How will you escape from being destroyed in the ever-burning fires of the Valley of Hinnom? (Greek: Gehenna, the trash fires in the valley just outside of Jerusalem)

When they say, Peace and security! then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come to a pregnant woman. They will not escape.

How shall we escape, if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first presented by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard him.

General references

Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot help them. They cannot help. They can only offer shame and reproach.

When you trust Egypt, you trust a broken stick for a staff. If you lean on it, it stabs your hand and goes through it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is like for everyone who trusts him.

Perhaps he was separated from you for a season, that you should have him forever.