5 and they have been affrighted and ashamed of Cush their confidence, and of Egypt their beauty,
And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,
All he made ashamed of a people that profit not, Neither for help, not for profit, But for shame, and also for reproach!
Thus said Jehovah: Let not the wise boast himself in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty boast himself in his might, Let not the rich boast himself in his riches, But -- in this let the boaster boast himself, In understanding and knowing Me, For I `am' Jehovah, doing kindness, Judgment, and righteousness, in the earth, For in these I have delighted, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Thus said Jehovah: Cursed `is' the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.
And known have all inhabitants of Egypt That I `am' Jehovah, Because of their being a staff of reed to the house of Israel. In their taking hold of thee by thy hand, -- thou art crushed, And hast rent to them all the shoulder, And in their leaning on thee thou art broken, And hast caused all their thighs to stand.
So then, let no one glory in men, for all things are yours,
Cease for you from man, Whose breath `is' in his nostrils, For -- in what is he esteemed?
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Commentary on Isaiah 20 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 20
This chapter is a prediction of the carrying away of multitudes both of the Egyptians and the Ethiopians into captivity by the king of Assyria. Here is,
Isa 20:1-6
God here, as King of nations, brings a sore calamity upon Egypt and Ethiopia, but, as King of saints, brings good to his people out of it. Observe,