1 “Ah, stubborn children,” declares the Lord, “who carry out a plan, but not mine,and who make an alliance, but not of my Spirit,that they may add sin to sin;
2 who set out to go down to Egypt,without asking for my direction,to take refuge in the protection of Pharaohand to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!
3 Therefore shall the protection of Pharaoh turn to your shame,and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your humiliation.
4 For though his officials are at Zoanand his envoys reach Hanes,
5 everyone comes to shamethrough a people that cannot profit them,that brings neither help nor profit,but shame and disgrace.”