¹⁹ Putting one's faith in a false man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a shaking foot.

²⁰ Then Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria, came to him, but was a cause of trouble and not of strength to him.

²¹ For Ahaz took a part of the wealth from the house of the Lord, and from the house of the king and of the great men, and gave it to the king of Assyria; but it was no help to him.

¹⁴ He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.

¹⁵ My friends have been false like a stream, like streams in the valleys which come to an end:

¹⁶ Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;

¹⁷ Under the burning sun they are cut off, and come to nothing because of the heat.

¹⁸ The camel-trains go out of their way; they go up into the waste and come to destruction.

¹⁹ The camel-trains of Tema were searching with care, the bands of Sheba were waiting for them:

²⁰ They were put to shame because of their hope; they came and their hope was gone.

¹ Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:

² Who make a move to go down into Egypt, without authority from me; who are looking to the strength of Pharaoh for help, and whose hope is in the shade of Egypt.

³ And the strength of Pharaoh will be your shame, and your hope in the shade of Egypt will come to nothing.

⁶ See, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go into a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

⁶ And it will be clear to all the people of Egypt that I am the Lord, because you have been a false support to the children of Israel.

⁷ When they took a grip of you in their hands, you were crushed so that their arms were broken: and when they put their weight on you for support, you were broken and all their muscles gave way.

¹⁶ At my first meeting with my judges, no one took my part, but all went away from me. May it not be put to their account.