Bible Cross References
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Ezekiel 28:22-24
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Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign LORD, say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the LORD, when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you.
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I will send diseases on you and make blood flow in your streets. You will be attacked from every side, and your people will be killed. Then you will know that I am the LORD."
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The LORD said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD."
Ezekiel 28:26-24
Exodus 9:14
This time I will punish not only your officials and your people, but I will punish you as well, so that you may know that there is no one like me in all the world.
Exodus 14:18
When I defeat them, the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD."
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2 Kings 18:21
You are expecting Egypt to help you, but that would be like using a reed as a walking stick---it would break and jab your hand. That is what the king of Egypt is like when anyone relies on him."
Isaiah 20:5
Those who have put their trust in Ethiopia and have boasted about Egypt will be disillusioned, their hopes shattered.
Isaiah 20:6
When that time comes, the people who live along the coast of Philistia will say, 'Look at what has happened to the people we relied on to protect us from the emperor of Assyria! How will we ever survive?' "
Isaiah 30:2-7
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They go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. They want Egypt to protect them, so they put their trust in Egypt's king.
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But the king will be powerless to help them, and Egypt's protection will end in disaster.
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Although their ambassadors have already arrived at the Egyptian cities of Zoan and Hanes,
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the people of Judah will regret that they ever trusted that unreliable nation, a nation that fails them when they expect help."
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This is God's message about the animals of the southern desert: "The ambassadors travel through dangerous country, where lions live and where there are poisonous snakes and flying dragons. They load their donkeys and camels with expensive gifts for a nation that cannot give them any help.
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The help that Egypt gives is useless. So I have nicknamed Egypt, 'The Harmless Dragon.' "
Isaiah 31:1-3
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Those who go to Egypt for help are doomed! They are relying on Egypt's vast military strength---horses, chariots, and soldiers. But they do not rely on the LORD, the holy God of Israel, or ask him for help.
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He knows what he is doing! He sends disaster. He carries out his threats to punish evil people and those who protect them.
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The Egyptians are not gods---they are only human. Their horses are not supernatural. When the LORD acts, the strong nation will crumble, and the weak nation it helped will fall. Both of them will be destroyed.
Isaiah 36:6
You are expecting Egypt to help you, but that would be like using a reed as a walking stick---it would break and would jab your hand. That is what the king of Egypt is like when anyone relies on him."
Jeremiah 2:36
You have cheapened yourself by turning to the gods of other nations. You will be disappointed by Egypt, just as you were by Assyria.
Lamentations 4:17
For help that never came, we looked until we could look no longer. We kept waiting for help from a nation that had none to give.