They will all be ashamed of a people who cannot profit them, who are not a help nor a profit, but a shame, even a reproach, establishing that the Egyptians themselves will prove useless, that the alliance will benefit neither party and will result in mutual shame and reproach. The repeated assertions of no profit and no help suggest the complete uselessness of the alliance. The shame and reproach that follows establish that the failed alliance becomes a source of disgrace to all involved. The oracle suggests that reliance on Egypt is not merely politically unwise but spiritually foolish, leading to universal shame and disgrace. The judgment extends to all parties involved in the failed alliance, emphasizing the totality of the disappointment and humiliation.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

Publish a note on this verse