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God's Wisdom vs. Human Folly
The verse mocks Egypt, a nation renowned for its wisdom. Commentators explain that God declares the counsel of Pharaoh's supposedly 'wise' advisors to be foolish and brutish. This serves as a powerful reminder that human intellect and strategy, when detached from God, ultimately fail. As John Calvin notes, true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord, not with human pride.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 19:11
18th Century
Theologian
Surely the princes - The following verses, to (Isaiah 19:16), are designed to describe further the calamities that were coming u…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 19:11
19th Century
Bishop
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools. —Zoan, the great city of the Delta, was known to the Greeks as Tanis, founded, as s…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 19:11
16th Century
Theologian
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools. Here he joins wisdom with folly, and not without reason; for it is impossible to take away from men …
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John Gill
On Isaiah 19:11
17th Century
Pastor
Surely the princes of Zoan [are] fools
Zoan was a very ancient city of Egypt, it was built within seven years of Heb…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 19:1–17
17th Century
Minister
God will come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves.
When ungodly people esc…