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Isaiah 29
²³ But when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify My name; Indeed, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob And will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
²⁴ "Those who err in mind will know the truth, And those who criticize will accept instruction.
Isaiah 30
¹ "Woe to the rebellious children," declares the Lord, "Who execute a plan, but not Mine, And make an alliance, but not of My Spirit, In order to add sin to sin;
² Who proceed down to Egypt Without consulting Me, To take refuge in the safety of Pharaoh And to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
³ "Therefore the safety of Pharaoh will be your shame And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.
⁴ "For their princes are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.
⁵ "Everyone will be ashamed because of a people who cannot profit them, Who are not for help or profit, but for shame and also for reproach."
⁶ The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev. Through a land of distress and anguish, From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent, They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys And their treasures on camels’ humps, To a people who cannot profit them;
⁷ Even Egypt, whose help is vain and empty. Therefore, I have called her "Rahab who has been exterminated."
⁸ Now go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, That it may serve in the time to come As a witness forever.
⁹ For this is a rebellious people, false sons, Sons who refuse to listen To the instruction of the Lord;