Old Testament · Prophets

Isaiah chapter 31

for those who for help, who lean on , who trust in chariots because there are so many, and in riders because they are so strong, but never look to , never seek out Yahweh.But — imagine that! He brings disaster, and he . He will rise against the house of those who do evil and against the allies who help those who cause harm.The Egyptians are . Their horses are . When Yahweh , the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall — they will all be finished together.This is what Yahweh told me: Like a — a great lion — growling over its prey, and though a whole crowd of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their shouting or disturbed by their noise — that is how will come down to fight on , on its heights.Like overhead, Yahweh who commands armies will shield Jerusalem — shielding and delivering, and rescuing. to the one you have , people of Israel.On that day, every one of you will throw away the of silver and idols of gold that — .Assyria will fall — but . A sword will devour them — but not one swung by a man. They will flee from the sword, and their young warriors will be put to .Their will vanish in terror, and their commanders will panic and abandon the . This is the , , whose furnace burns in Jerusalem.