Where are they? - This whole verse is an appeal by the prophet to the king of Egypt concerning the counselors and soothsayers of his kingdom…

Where are thy wise men? that they may tell thee. Though literally it runs thus, “And they shall tell thee, and shall know,” yet t…

Where [are] they? where [are] your wise [men] ?
&c.] The magicians and soothsayers, the diviners and astrologers, wh…

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

When ungodly people esc…

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