Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
Cross-reference
In Isaiah 36:6, Egypt is a broken reed that pierces those who lean on it — the same metaphor of unreliable human help.
Ezekiel 28:9 uses the same 'man, not God' formula to rebuke the king of Tyre's self-deification — mirroring the contrast.
Acts 12:22 records people acclaiming Herod as a god — opposite of the truth that men are not God, showing human pride.
Jeremiah 37:7-10 warns that Pharaoh's help will fail and Babylon will prevail — reinforcing the futility of trusting Egypt.
Acts 12:23 shows Herod struck down for accepting divine honors — a vivid example of the principle that human pride leads to fall.
Psalm 146:3-5 explicitly warns against trusting in mortals who cannot save — reinforcing the same point about human frailty.
Psalm 33:17 directly states that a horse is vain for safety — reinforcing the warning against trusting in Egyptian horses.
In Psalm 9:20, the plea that nations know they are only men — directly echoing the contrast between human and divine.
Psalm 108:12 repeats that human salvation is vain — identical parallel to the futility of Egypt's help.
Psalm 60:11 declares human help is vain — directly reinforcing the point that Egypt's help is futile.
Psalm 56:4 expresses trust in God over fear of 'flesh' — contrasting the false trust in mere flesh here.
Jeremiah 17:5 pronounces a curse on those who trust in man and make flesh their strength, directly echoing Isaiah's warning against relying on Egypt.
2 Kings 18:24 records the Assyrian taunt that Egypt is unreliable — directly echoing this warning against trusting Egypt.
Hosea 14:3 vows to reject horses and Assyrian help, echoing Isaiah's call to not trust in human military might.
Ezekiel 30:6 declares that those who support Egypt will fall, exactly matching Isaiah's 'the helper will stumble.'
Ezekiel 28:2 explicitly says of the prince of Tyre 'you are a man, and no god,' directly paralleling Isaiah's 'the Egyptians are man, not God.'
2 Thessalonians 2:4 describes the 'man of lawlessness' who claims to be God — the ultimate human arrogance against divine sovereignty.
Ezekiel 20:34 uses the same 'outstretched arm' imagery for God's deliverance — contrasting with the judgment here on those trusting Egypt.
Jeremiah 46:17 dismisses Pharaoh as a 'noise' who missed his time, reinforcing the futility of trusting Egypt's power.
Ezekiel 20:33 describes God ruling with a 'stretched out arm' — the same imagery of divine power and judgment.
Jeremiah 15:6 also uses 'stretch out my hand' for judgment — echoing the divine action that brings down human pride.
Job 9:13 speaks of the 'helpers of Rahab' bowing under God's anger — a cosmic parallel to human helpers falling here.