The princes of Zoan - (see the note on Isaiah 19:11). This “repetition” is intensive and emphatic, and shows the prophet's deep conviction r…

The princes of Noph. —Probably, as in the Septuagint, Noph is the same as Memphis. The name has been derived (1) from Ma-m-pthah …

The princes of Zoan have become infatuated, the princes of Noph are deceived. Zoan was one of the chief cities of Egypt; Noph…

The princes of Zoan are become fools Or infatuated, in their counsels to Pharaoh, and by giving heed to the magicians and…

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

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