イザヤ書 30:4-6 JC

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:4

his: i.e. Pharaoh's. Zoan. Now Zan. learn doctrine = accept instruction. Hanes. Called Tahapanes (Jeremiah 2:16 ). Now Tell Defenneh , about seventy miles from Cairo, the capital of a minor district. Succeeding Memphis as the capital before Abraham's time. Known to the Greeks as Hiracleopolis Magna. The name occurs only in Scripture. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:6

burden. Refers to the lading of the animals of the ambassadors who were going down to Egypt with rich gifts to secure an alliance, and thus reversing the steps of their national deliverance. It is not a fresh "burden", "the beginning of which has been lost". the south = the Negeb, which must be passed through to get to Egypt. See notes on Genesis 13:1 , and Psalms 126:4 . the viper, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 8:15 ). Occurs in Isaiah only here, and in Isaiah 59:5 . App-92... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 30:4-7

Isaiah 30:4-7. For his princes were at Zoan— When his princes—to Hanes, Isaiah 30:5 they were, &c. Isa 30:6 as to the burden of the beasts southward, unto a land—from whence come the lioness and stout lion—ver. 7. Therefore have I called her, Rage to rest; or Pride [Rahab, a name of Egypt] be still. Vitringa. It is plain from these words of the prophet, that the ambassadors of the king Hosea, after they came into Egypt, should find every thing there unprepared, and averse to their wishes;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:4

4. his—Judah's (compare :-). at Zoan—are already arrived there on their errand to Pharaoh (see :-). 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 ( :-); the seat of a reigning prince at the time, as was Zoan, hence the Jewish ambassadors go to both. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:5

5. ( :-.) read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:6

6. burden—the prophecy as to, c. [MAURER] so the Septuagint, the fresh inscription here marks emphatically the prediction that follows. Or, rather, Isaiah sees in vision, the ambassador's beasts burdened with rich presents travelling southwards (namely, to Egypt, Daniel 11:5; Daniel 11:6), and exclaims, Oh, the burden of treasure on the beasts! c. (Hosea 8:9 Hosea 12:1). land of trouble—the desert between Palestine and Egypt, destitute of water and abounding in dangerous animals (Deuteronomy... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:1-7

The folly of seeking help from Egypt 30:1-7 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:4

Judah’s ambassadors had reached Egyptian governmental centers at Zoan (Gr. Tanis), in the northern Nile delta, and Hanes, farther south, and were evidently received warmly. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:5

Nevertheless, the Judahites were bound to be ashamed because the Egyptians would not help them fight against the Assyrians. Unwilling to humble themselves, Yahweh would humble His people by humiliating them."From the feared killer (Assyria) they seek help in the proved killer (Egypt)! It is ever so when alternatives to the Lord’s salvation are chosen." [Note: Motyer, p. 246.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:6-7

These verses may constitute an original separate oracle that Isaiah added to the preceding one, since it forms a fitting climax to his thought. Alternatively, the title "oracle" (lit. burden) may be wordplay with the objects of this prophetic message, the burden-bearers (beasts) of the Judean ambassadors. The title is very similar to those in Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 21:11, and Isaiah 22:1.Rather than going directly to Egypt through Philistia, the Judean ambassadors had taken the circuitous and... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:4

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 30:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 30:4-7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 30:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:1-7

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 30:6-7

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