2 Raja-raja 19:22

19:22 Whom have you taunted and hurled insults at?

At whom have you shouted, ¹ 

and looked so arrogantly? ² 

At the Holy One of Israel! ³ 

Yesaya 31:1

Egypt Will Disappoint

31:1 Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, ⁴ 

those who rely on war horses,

and trust in Egypt’s many chariots ⁵ 

and in their many, many horsemen. ⁶ 

But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel ⁷ 

and do not seek help from the Lord.

[19:22]  ¹ tn Heb “have you raised a voice.”

[19:22]  ² tn Heb “and lifted your eyes on high?”

[19:22]  ³ sn This divine title pictures the Lord as the sovereign king who rules over his covenant people and exercises moral authority over them.

[31:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Woe [to] those who go down to Egypt for help.”

[31:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and trust in chariots for they are many.”

[31:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and in horsemen for they are very strong [or “numerous”].”

[31:1]  ⁷ sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.