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Isaiah 30:2

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That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!
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  1. Isaiah 36:6Rank 1 from verse 2
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    6Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

  2. Numbers 27:21Rank 2 from verse 2
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    21And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.

  3. Deuteronomy 28:68Rank 3 from verse 2
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    68And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.

  4. Ezekiel 29:6–7Rank 4 from verse 2
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    6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

    7When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

  5. Jeremiah 42:20Rank 5 from verse 2
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    20For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the Lord your God, saying, Pray for us unto the Lord our God; and according unto all that the Lord our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do it.

  6. Jeremiah 43:7Rank 6 from verse 2
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    7So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.

  7. Lamentations 4:20Rank 7 from verse 2
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    20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the Lord, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.

  8. 1 Kings 22:7Rank 8 from verse 2
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    7And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?

  9. 2 Kings 17:4Rank 9 from verse 2
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    4And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

  10. Isaiah 16:3Rank 10 from verse 2
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    3Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.

  11. Isaiah 18:1Rank 11 from verse 2
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    1WOE to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

  12. Isaiah 20:5–6Rank 12 from verse 2
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    5And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

    6And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

  13. Isaiah 31:1–3Rank 13 from verse 2
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    1WOE to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!

    2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

    3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

  14. Isaiah 36:9Rank 14 from verse 2
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    9How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

  15. Jeremiah 21:2Rank 15 from verse 2
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    2Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

  16. Jeremiah 37:5Rank 16 from verse 2
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    5Then Pharaoh’s army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.

  17. Jeremiah 42:2Rank 17 from verse 2
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    2And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

  18. Joshua 9:14Rank 18 from verse 2
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    14And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

  19. Judges 9:15Rank 19 from verse 2
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    15And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.

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Isaiah 30:2

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

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Pharaoh

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The royal title used for the king of Egypt, applied to successive Egyptian rulers in the biblical record.

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trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shadow

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1. A darkened shape or shade cast by intercepted light. 2. Shelter or protection. 3. A fleeting trace or likeness. 4. A preliminary outline, type, or representation of a fuller reality.

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30:1WOE to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

30:2That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

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30:3Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.

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