2Ki 17:4, Psa 33:17, Isa 30:2, 16, 31:1, Hos 7:11, 11:5, 12:1 | ESV | STEP | But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea , for he had sent messengers to So , king of Egypt , and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria , as he had done year by year . Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison .

2 Kings 17:4

4 But the king of Assyria found treachery in Hoshea, for he had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria shut him up and bound him in prison.

Psalms 33:17

17 ^aThe war horse is a false hope for salvation,
and by its great might it cannot rescue.

Isaiah 30:2

2 ^bwho set out to go down to Egypt,
without asking for my direction,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt!

Isaiah 30:16

16 and you said,
“No! We will flee upon ^chorses”;
therefore you shall flee away;
and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;
therefore your pursuers shall be swift.

Isaiah 31:1

Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt

1 Woe to ^dthose who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who ^etrust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but ^fdo not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!

Hosea 7:11

11 Ephraim is like a dove,
^gsilly and without sense,
calling to ^hEgypt, going to ⁱAssyria.

Hosea 11:5

5 ^jThey shall not ^{▼▼Or surely} return to the land of Egypt,
but ^lAssyria shall be their king,
^mbecause ⁿthey have refused to return to me.

Hosea 12:1

1 Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues ^othe east wind all day long;
they multiply ^pfalsehood and violence;
^qthey make a covenant with Assyria,
and ^roil is carried to Egypt.