Isaiah 30:7

Translations

Modern

Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

Traditional

For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still.

Literal

…and to Egypt in emptiness and uselessness for helping; therefore I have called to her, Rahab-hem-shebeth.

Latin

Ægyptus enim frustra et vane auxiliabitur. Ideo clamavi super hoc: Superbia tantum est, quiesce.

Original

Hebrew

English

Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.

Notes

Isaiah 30:7

Rahab Who Sits Still: In ancient mythology, Rahab was an enemy of the good gods and appeared as a fearsome creature, similar to a giant crocodile (see Isaiah 27:1; 51:9; Job 41:1–34). By calling Egypt futile, the prophet meant it would not help Judah.

Isaiah 30:6–7

This taunt was against those who were busy trying to please the Egyptians in order to get Egypt’s military support.

Isaiah 30:1–33

After warning Judah of judgment due to their stubbornness and reliance on Egypt (Isaiah 30:1–17), God promised to show compassion to his people and defeat their enemies.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah All Is “Vapor” God’s Faithfulness to His People Salvation in Isaiah

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Isaiah 2:22
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
Psalm 118:8–9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
Hosea 5:13
When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.
Isaiah 7:4
…and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
Lamentations 3:26
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
Isaiah 31:1–5
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
Exodus 14:13
But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again.
Jeremiah 37:7
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt.
Isaiah 28:12
…to whom He has said: “This is the place of rest, let the weary rest; this is the place of repose.” But they would not listen.
Isaiah 51:9
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon?
Isaiah 30:15
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”
Psalm 76:8–9
From heaven You pronounced judgment, and the earth feared and was still

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Alliance Isaiah, Book of Rahab (Monster)

Topics

Confidence: False Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Protection: Not to be Found in Man Rahab: A Symbolic Name Applied to Egypt Trust of the Wicked is Vain and Delusive

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