Isaiah

Isaiah 30:2–3

²They set out to go down to Egypt

without asking My advice,

to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection

and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.

³But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,

and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They set out	הַהֹלְכִים֙	ha·hō·lə·ḵîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to go down	לָרֶ֣דֶת	lā·re·ḏeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
without	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
asking	שָׁאָ֑לוּ	šā·’ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7592 ask, inquire
My advice	וּפִ֖י	ū·p̄î	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
to seek shelter	לָעוֹז֙	lā·‘ō·wz	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5756 take or seek refuge
under Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
protection	בְּמָע֣וֹז	bə·mā·‘ō·wz	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
and take refuge	וְלַחְס֖וֹת	wə·laḥ·sō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2620 seek refuge
in Egypt’s	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
shade	בְּצֵ֥ל	bə·ṣêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹ֖ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
protection	מָע֥וֹז	mā·‘ō·wz	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4581 place or means of safety, protection
will become	וְהָיָ֥ה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֛ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
shame	לְבֹ֑שֶׁת	lə·ḇō·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H1322 shame
and the refuge	וְהֶחָס֥וּת	wə·he·ḥā·sūṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2622 refuge
of Egypt’s	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
shade	בְּצֵל־	bə·ṣêl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
your disgrace	לִכְלִמָּֽה׃	liḵ·lim·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H3639 insult, reproach, ignominy

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 30:2 Isaiah 36:6 · Numbers 27:21 · Deuteronomy 28:68 · Ezekiel 29:6–7 · Lamentations 4:20 · Jeremiah 43:7 · Jeremiah 42:20

Isaiah 30:3 Isaiah 20:5 · Jeremiah 17:5–6 · Romans 10:11 · Romans 5:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.