Noph, that is, Napata, a town situated in the extreme south of Egypt. Some take it to be Memphis (see Isaiah 19:13 note).

Tahapanes –…

Also the children of Noph ... — We pass from the language of poetry to that of history, and the actual enemies of Israel …

Is Israel a servant? Is he a homeborn slave? Why is he spoiled? The young lions roared upon him and yelled, and they made his land waste: his c…

These verses are to be read together, for the Prophet first shows that Israel was not originally miserable, but that this happened through a new ca…

Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes
These were cities in Egypt. Noph is the same with Moph in ([Reference Hosea …

Is Israel a servant? No, they are the seed of Abraham.

1. Here, the prophet magnifies their guilt by noting the stubbornness of their minds.

He does this for two reasons: first, because the…