Yesaya 20:5

20:5 Those who put their hope in Cush and took pride in Egypt will be afraid and embarrassed. ¹ 

Yesaya 30:2

30:2 They travel down to Egypt

without seeking my will, ² 

seeking Pharaoh’s protection,

and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade. ³ 

Hosea 8:13

8:13 They offer up sacrificial gifts to me,

and eat the meat,

but the Lord does not accept their sacrifices. ⁴ 

Soon he will remember their wrongdoing,

he will punish their sins,

and they will return to Egypt.

[20:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and they will be afraid and embarrassed because of Cush their hope and Egypt their beauty.”

[30:2]  ² tn Heb “those who go to descend to Egypt, but [of] my mouth they do not inquire.”

[30:2]  ³ tn Heb “to seek protection in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek refuge in the shade of Egypt.”

[8:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “does not accept them”; the referent (their sacrifices) has been specified in the translation for clarity.