Isaiah 30:4
For their princes have been, in Zoan,—And, their messengers unto Hanes, would draw near.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 17:4Then found the king of Assyria, in Hosea, a conspiracy, in that he had sent messengers unto So king of Egypt, and had not brought up a present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year,—therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.
Isaiah 57:9And hast gone to the king with oil, And hast multiplied thy perfumes,—And hast sent thy messengers afar, And…lowered thyself as far as hades!
Ezekiel 30:14Then will I bring desolation upon Pathros, and Set a fire in Zoan, and Execute judgments upon No: and
Hosea 7:11So then, Ephraim, hath become, like a simple dove, having no understanding, on Egypt, have they called, to Assyria, have they gone,
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 →