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Text -- Isaiah 30:1-6 (NET)
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Egypt Will Prove Unreliable
30:1 “The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the Lord , “those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit , and thereby compound their sin .
30:2 They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh’s protection , and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade .
30:3 But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame , and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation .
30:4 Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes ,
30:5 all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help , but only shame and disgrace .”
30:6 This is a message about the animals in the Negev : Through a land of distress and danger , inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions , by snakes and darting adders , they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys , their riches on the humps of camels , to a nation that cannot help them.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Isaiah |
ISAIAH, 1-7 |
Israel |
Hezekiah |
LACHISH |
SALVATION |
Hanes |
Zoan |
SENNACHERIB |
Confidence |
Cush |
Viper |
AMBASSADOR |
Nation |
Serpent |
Alliances |
BUNCH |
God |
Jealousy |
JUDAH, KINGDOM OF |
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NET Notes: Isa 30:2 Heb “to seek protection in the protection of Pharaoh, and to seek refuge in the shade of Egypt.”
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NET Notes: Isa 30:4 Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta in the north; Hanes was located somewhere in southern region of lower Egypt, south of Memphis; the exact locati...
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NET Notes: Isa 30:5 The present translation follows the marginal (Qere) reading of the Hebrew text; the consonantal text (Kethib) has “made to stink, decay.”
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