He shall not return to Egypt — Some had probably returned already to Egypt; the rest were looking to Egypt for help, and rebelling …

It is best, with Ewald, to take the two clauses as interrogative, Shall he not return into the land of Egypt? And shall not the Assyrian, etc.?…

He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return. And the sword shall abide on hi…

Here the Prophet denounces a new punishment: that the people hoped in vain that Egypt would be a place of refuge or an asylum for them, for the Lor…

He shall not return into the land of Egypt
Ephraim or Israel, the ten tribes: and the Septuagint and Arabic versions…

When Israel were weak and helple like children, foolish and willful like children, then God loved them; He carried them as a nurse carries a nursin…