Isaiah 30:4
For their princes are at Zoan, Their ambassadors have arrived at Hanes.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
In Context
3The protection of Pharaoh shall be your shame; Your trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion.
Cross References
Isaiah 57:9Thou goest to the king with oil, And takest much precious perfume; Thou sendest thine ambassadors afar, Yea, down to the under-world.
Ezekiel 30:14And I will lay waste Pathros, and bring a fire upon Zoan, and execute judgments upon No.
Hosea 7:11Ephraim is like a silly dove, without understanding; They call upon Egypt; they go to Assyria.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 30:2-8
The Foolish Confidence of Judah. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord , that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin: 2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt! 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion. 4 For his princes were at Zoan, and… Read the whole commentary →