30 “Woe to the ^(A)rebellious children,” declares the Lord,
“Who ^(B)execute a plan, but not Mine,
And ^[a](C)make an alliance, but not of My Spirit,
In order to add sin to sin;
² Who ^(D)proceed down to Egypt
Without ^(E)consulting ^[b]Me,
^(F)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 ^(G)your shame,
And the shelter in the shadow of Egypt, your humiliation.

31 Woe to those who go down to ^(A)Egypt for help
And ^(B)rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not ^(C)look to the ^(D)Holy One of Israel, nor seek the Lord!

⁶ Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord,
Because they have been only a ^(A)staff made of reed to the house of Israel.

⁷ When they took hold of you with the hand,
You ^(A)broke and tore all their ^[a]hands;
And when they leaned on you,
You broke and made all their hips ^[b]shake.”