Isaiah 30:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.”

Isaiah 30:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 30:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 30:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For Egypt helps in vain, and to no purpose; therefore I have called her Rahab who sits still.”

Isaiah 30:7 — World English Bible

Isaiah 30:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For Egypt helpeth in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I called her Rahab that sitteth still.”

Isaiah 30:7 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 30:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Yea, Egyptians <FI>are<Fi> vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: `Their strength <FI>is<Fi> to sit still.'”

Isaiah 30:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 30:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For Egypt shall help in vain, and to no purpose; therefore have I named her, Arrogance, that doeth nothing.”

Isaiah 30:7 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 30:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the Egyptians are vanitie, and they shall helpe in vaine. Therefore haue I cried vnto her, Their strength is to sit still.”

Isaiah 30:7 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 30:7 in Context — Isaiah 30

5 Se avergonzarán todos del pueblo que no les aprovechará, ni los socorrerá, ni les traerá provecho; antes [les será] para vergüenza, y aun para oprobio.

6 Carga de las bestias del mediodía: Por tierra de tribulación y de angustia, de donde salen la leona y el león, la víbora y la serpiente que vuela, llevan sobre lomos de jumentos sus riquezas, y sus tesoros sobre corcovas de camellos, á un pueblo que no [les] será de provecho.

7 Ciertamente Egipto en vano é inútilmente dará ayuda; por tanto yo le dí voces, que su fortaleza [sería] estarse quietos.

8 Ve pues ahora, y escribe esta [visión] en una tabla delante de ellos, y asiéntala en un libro, para que quede hasta el postrero día, para siempre por todos los siglos.

9 Que este pueblo es rebelde, hijos mentirosos, hijos que no quisieron oir la ley de Jehová;

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What Does Isaiah 30:7 Mean?

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