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The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Surely the princes - The following verses, to (Isaiah 19:16), are designed to describe further the calamities that were coming u…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools. —Zoan, the great city of the Delta, was known to the Greeks as Tanis, founded, as s…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools. Here he joins wisdom with folly, and not without reason; for it is impossible to take away from men …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Surely the princes of Zoan [are] fools
Zoan was a very ancient city of Egypt, it was built within seven years of Heb…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God will come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves.

When ungodly people esc…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. The burden of Egypt. In this part, the author threatens the destruction of the Egyptians, describing its manner and order…

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