Therefore the protection of Pharaoh will become your shame, and the shelter in Egypt's shadow your humiliation, establishing that the sought alliance will ultimately prove not protective but humiliating, that Pharaoh will fail to deliver on the promised security. The reversal of protection to shame and shelter to humiliation suggests the complete disappointment of false hopes. The oracle asserts that those who rely on Egypt will find that reliance leaves them more exposed than before. The specific mention of shame and humiliation suggests that not only will the alliance fail militarily but the people will be shamed before all nations by their futile attempt to secure protection through human alliance. This verse emphasizes the folly and danger of relying on Egypt.

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