Isaiah

Isaiah 30:3–5

³But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame,

and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace.

⁴For though their princes are at Zoan

and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,

⁵everyone will be put to shame

because of a people useless to them.

They bring neither help nor benefit,

but only shame and disgrace.”

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their princes	שָׂרָ֑יו	śā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
are	הָי֥וּ	hā·yū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at Zoan	בְצֹ֖עַן	ḇə·ṣō·‘an	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6814 Tanis
and their envoys	וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו	ū·mal·’ā·ḵāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4397 messenger
have arrived	יַגִּֽיעוּ׃	yag·gî·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike
in Hanes	חָנֵ֥ס	ḥā·nês	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2609 Chanes

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
everyone	כֹּ֣ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
will be put to shame	הִבְאִישׁ	hiḇ·ʾīš	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H887 be evil, bad
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a people	עַ֖ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
useless	יוֹעִ֣ילוּ	yō·w·‘î·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3276 profit, avail, benefit
to them	לָ֑מוֹ	lā·mōw	Preposition; third person masculine plural
They bring neither	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
help	לְעֵ֙זֶר֙	lə·‘ê·zer	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5828 help, succour
nor	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
benefit	לְהוֹעִ֔יל	lə·hō·w·‘îl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3276 profit, avail, benefit
but	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
only shame	לְבֹ֖שֶׁת	lə·ḇō·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H1322 shame
and	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
disgrace	לְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ס	lə·ḥer·pāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach

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

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

Isaiah 30:4 Isaiah 19:11 · Isaiah 57:9 · Jeremiah 43:7

Isaiah 30:5 Jeremiah 2:36 · Isaiah 30:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.