Isaiah 31:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 31:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 31:1 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in hor..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 31:1 — KJV
“Woe 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!”
— Isaiah 31:1 (KJV)
Isaiah 31:1 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 31:1
“And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:1: down, because, very
“For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:1: egypt, horses, chariots
“Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand. a huge: Heb. in abundance”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:1: chariots, because, many
“Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: oppression: or, fraud”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:1: stay, trust, because
“Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 31:1: down, look, holy
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