Isaiah 30:3


“Therefore the safety and protection of Pharaoh will be your shame
And the refuge in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation and disgrace.

Isaiah 20:5

Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.

Isaiah 30:5-7


“All will be ashamed because of a people (the Egyptians) who cannot benefit them,
Who are not a help or benefit, but a shame and also a disgrace.”

Isaiah 36:6

Listen carefully, you rely on the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, which will pierce the hand of any man who leans on it. So is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who rely on him.

Isaiah 45:16-17


They will be put to shame and also humiliated, all of them;
They who make idols will go away together in humiliation.

Jeremiah 17:5-6


Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:5-10

Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

Romans 5:5

Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Romans 10:11

For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

General references

Bible References

The strength

Isaiah 30:5

“All will be ashamed because of a people (the Egyptians) who cannot benefit them,
Who are not a help or benefit, but a shame and also a disgrace.”
Isaiah 20:5
Then they will be dismayed and ashamed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their boast.
Jeremiah 37:5
Meanwhile, Pharaoh’s army had set out from Egypt; and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.

Your confusion

Isaiah 45:16

They will be put to shame and also humiliated, all of them;
They who make idols will go away together in humiliation.
Jeremiah 17:5

Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in and relies on mankind,
Making [weak, faulty human] flesh his strength,
And whose mind and heart turn away from the Lord.
Romans 5:5
Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 10:11
For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him [whoever adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] will not be disappointed [in his expectations].”

General references

Proverbs 25:19

Like a broken tooth or an unsteady foot
Is confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble.