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Isaiah 30:4
4For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials have arrived in Hanes,
Isaiah 30:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
- New International Version (NIV)Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
Context of Isaiah 30:4
2For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh’s protection. You have tried to hide in his shade. 3But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials have arrived in Hanes, 5all who trust in him will be ashamed. He will not help you. Instead, he will disgrace you.” 6This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev: The caravan moves slowly across the terrible desert to Egypt— donkeys weighed down with riches and camels loaded with treasure— all to pay for Egypt’s protection. They travel through the wilderness, a place of lionesses and lions, a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live. All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.
Read all of Isaiah 30Isaiah 30:4 word by word
כִּֽי־הָי֥וּ בְצֹ֖עַן שָׂרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו חָנֵ֥ס יַגִּֽיעוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 30:4
- Isaiah 57:9You have gone to Molech with olive oil and many perfumes, sending your agents far and wide, even to the world of the dead.
- 2 Kings 17:4But Hoshea stopped paying the annual tribute and conspired against the king of Assyria by asking King So of Egypt to help him shake free of Assyria’s power. When the king of Assyria discovered this treachery, he seized Hoshea and put him in prison.
- Hosea 7:11“The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help.
- Isaiah 19:11What fools are the officials of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom? Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?
- Numbers 13:22Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)
- Ezekiel 30:14I will destroy southern Egypt, set fire to Zoan, and bring judgment against Thebes.
- Jeremiah 43:7The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.
- Ezekiel 30:18When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives.
Commentaries on Isaiah 30:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Hanes - Six MSS. of Kennicott's, and perhaps six others, with four of De Rossi's, read חנם chinnam, in vain, for הנס Hanes ; and so also the Septuagint, who read likewise יגעו yageu, labored, for יגיעו yaggiu, arrived at.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For his princes - The sense of this verse seems to be this. The prophet is stating the fact that the Jews would be ashamed of their attempted alliance with Egypt. In this verse, and the following, he states the manner in which they would be made sensible of their folly in seeking this alliance. He therefore enumerates several circumstances in regard to the manner in which the alliance had been sought, and the disappointment that would follow after all…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Zoan: See Isaiah 19:11. The location of Hanes is uncertain.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. his--Judah's (compare Is 9:21). at Zoan--are already arrived there on their errand to Pharaoh (see Is 19:11). came to Hanes--are come there. West of the Nile, in central Egypt: Egyptian Hnes; the Greek Heracleopolis: perhaps the Anysis of Herodotus (2.137); according to Grotius, Tahpanhes contracted (Jr 43:7-9); the seat of a reigning prince at the time, as was Zoan, hence the Jewish ambassadors go to both.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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