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Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when Jehovah shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall stumble, and he that is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Now the Egyptians are men - They are nothing but people; they have no power but such as other people possess. The idea here is that the ca…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Egyptians are men ... —We hear again the keynote of Isaiah’s teaching. The true strength of a nation lay in its spiri…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And surely the Egyptian is a man, and not God. It may be thought that Isaiah here presents nothing that is common and beyond all doubt; fo…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God
Be it that they are mighty, they are not mighty, as God is; and indeed they…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God will oppose the help sought from workers of iniquity. Sinners may be convicted of folly by plain and self-evident truths, which they cannot den…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Woe to them that go down. In this part, he threatens both the Egyptians and the Jews at the same time. Regarding this, he does t…

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