Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
General references
Bible References
General references
Isaiah 30:16
But ye said, - Nay! but on horses, will we flee For this cause, shall ye indeed flee, - And on the swift, will we ride, For this cause, swift, shall be your pursuers:
Isaiah 20:5
Thus shall they be confounded and turn pale, - For Ethiopia, their expectation, and For Egypt their boast;
Isaiah 31:1
Alas! for them who are going down to Egypt for help, On horses, would rely, - And have trusted - In chariots - because they are many, and In horsemen, because they are very bold, But have not looked unto the Holy One of Israel, And onto Yahweh, have not sought.
Jeremiah 2:36
How vigorously, thou goest about changing thy way! Even of Egypt, shalt thou be ashamed, just as thou wast ashamed of Assyria: