Isaiah 20:5

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 30:3 Parallel

In Isaiah 30:3, the same warning: trusting Pharaoh brings shame and confusion.

Isaiah 30:5 Parallel

In Isaiah 30:5, they are ashamed of a people who cannot profit them.

Isaiah 30:7 Parallel

In Isaiah 30:7, Egypt's help is vain and useless.

Isaiah 36:6 Parallel

In Isaiah 36:6, Egypt is a broken reed that pierces those who lean on it.

Isaiah 30:2 Parallel

Isaiah 30:2 directly describes those who flee to Egypt for refuge without asking God — the same misplaced trust that ends in shame.

Isaiah 2:22 Related theme

In Isaiah 2:22, a general warning against trusting man.

In 2 Kings 18:21, the same broken reed metaphor for trusting Egypt.

Jeremiah 17:5 pronounces a curse on those who trust in man — directly paralleling the shame of relying on Egypt described here.

In Ezekiel 29:6, Egypt is a staff of reed to Israel.

In Ezekiel 29:7, leaning on Egypt breaks and injures.

Jeremiah 2:36 explicitly says Israel will be put to shame by Egypt — a clear echo of the disappointment from trusting in Egypt.

Lamentations 4:17 describes vainly watching for a nation that cannot save — exactly the disappointment of hoping in Egypt.

Ezekiel 29:16 declares Egypt will no longer be Israel's reliance — directly matching the theme of betrayed trust from hoping in Egypt.

In Zechariah 9:5, the phrase 'her expectation shall be ashamed' applies to Philistine cities, mirroring the dismay over Egypt/Cush in Isaiah 20:5.

Nahum 3:9 Parallel

In Nahum 3:9, Egypt and Cush are named as Nineveh's allies, paralleling how they were the object of trust that fails in Isaiah 20:5.

Zephaniah 2:12 pronounces judgment on Cush (Ethiopia), the same nation that was the failed expectation in Isaiah 20:5.