KJV ORIGINAL
And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And they will be afraid and disappointed in Ethiopia, which they had hoped would help them, and in Egypt, which they had boasted about as their source of strength.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is warning that people will be deeply disappointed when the nations they trusted for protection and strength let them down.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was given during a time when many small nations, including Judah, were looking to form alliances with Ethiopia and Egypt to protect themselves from the growing Assyrian empire. Isaiah was warning that these powerful African nations would not be able to provide the security and salvation that people were expecting from them.
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