Lamentations 5:6

A Request For Mercy

⁵ We are closely pursued;
we are tired, and no one offers us rest.
⁶ We made a treaty with Egypt
and with Assyria, to get enough food.
⁷ Our fathers sinned; they no longer exist,
but we bear their punishment.

Asshur

Assur

Assyria

Assyrians

Egypt

Egyptians

Hosea 9:3

They will not stay in the land of the Lord.
Instead, Ephraim will return to Egypt,
and they will eat unclean food in Assyria.

Hosea 12:1

Ephraim chases the wind
and pursues the east wind.
He continually multiplies lies and violence.
He makes a covenant with Assyria,
and olive oil is carried to Egypt.

Genesis 24:2

Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

2 Kings 10:15

When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him and then asked, “Is your heart one with mine?”

“It is,” Jehonadab replied.

Jehu said, “If it is, give me your hand.”

So he gave him his hand, and Jehu pulled him up into the chariot with him.

Isaiah 30:1-6

Woe to the rebellious children!
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They carry out a plan, but not Mine;
they make an alliance,
but against My will,
piling sin on top of sin.

Isaiah 31:1-3

Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
and who depend on horses!
They trust in the abundance of chariots
and in the large number of horsemen.
They do not look to the Holy One of Israel
and they do not seek the Lord’s help.

Isaiah 57:9

You went to the king with oil
and multiplied your perfumes;
you sent your couriers far away
and sent them down even to Sheol.

Jeremiah 2:18

Now what will you gain
by traveling along the way to Egypt
to drink the waters of the Nile?
What will you gain
by traveling along the way to Assyria
to drink the waters of the Euphrates?

Jeremiah 2:36

How unstable you are,
constantly changing your ways!
You will be put to shame by Egypt
just as you were put to shame by Assyria.

Jeremiah 44:12-14

And I will take away the remnant of Judah, those who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to live there for a while; they will meet their end. All of them in the land of Egypt will fall by the sword; they will meet their end by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by the sword and by famine. Then they will become an object of cursing, scorn, execration, and disgrace.

Jeremiah 50:15

Raise a war cry against her on every side!
She has thrown up her hands in surrender;
her defense towers have fallen;
her walls are demolished.
Since this is the Lord’s vengeance,
take out your vengeance on her;
as she has done, do the same to her.

Ezekiel 17:18

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!”

Hosea 5:13

When Ephraim saw his sickness
and Judah his wound,
Ephraim went to Assyria
and sent a delegation to the great king.
But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.

Hosea 7:11

So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;
they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.