Isaiah 30:2-5 ▼

2 They set out to go down to Egypt (land of bondage) without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s (great house) protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.

3 But Pharaoh’s (great house) protection will become your⁺ shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s (land of bondage) shade your disgrace.

4 For though their princes are at Zoan (place of departure) and their envoys have arrived in Hanes (grace has fled),

5 everyone will be put to shame because of a people useless to them. They bring neither help nor benefit, but only shame and disgrace.”