Don't put your trust in human leaders; no human being can save you.

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them and who depend on the LORD their God,

They go to Egypt for help without asking for my advice. They want Egypt to protect them, so they put their trust in Egypt's king.

But the king will be powerless to help them, and Egypt's protection will end in disaster.

The Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says to the people, "Come back and quietly trust in me. Then you will be strong and secure." But you refuse to do it.

A thousand of you will run away when you see one enemy soldier, and five soldiers will be enough to make you all run away. Nothing will be left of your army except a lonely flagpole on the top of a hill.

Those who go to Egypt for help are doomed! They are relying on Egypt's vast military strength---horses, chariots, and soldiers. But they do not rely on the LORD, the holy God of Israel, or ask him for help.

Assyria will be destroyed in war, but not by human power. The Assyrians will run from battle, and their young men will be made slaves.

You are expecting Egypt to help you, but that would be like using a reed as a walking stick---it would break and would jab your hand. That is what the king of Egypt is like when anyone relies on him."

The Assyrian official went on, "Or will you tell me that you are relying on the LORD your God? It was the LORD's shrines and altars that Hezekiah destroyed when he told the people of Judah and Jerusalem to worship at one altar only.

When they leaned on you, you broke, pierced their armpits, and made them wrench their backs.