The paper reeds - (ערות ‛ârôt). This is not the word which occurs in (Isaiah 18:2), and which, it is supposed,…

The paper reeds by the brooks. —Better, the meadows by the Nile. And so in the other clauses, the Hebrew word for “brooks” being …

And the reed and the rush shall wither. He mentions the reed and the rush, because they had an abundance of the…

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks ,
&c.] Not at the fountain or origin of the Nile and its s…

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…