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They shall all be ashamed because of a people that can`t profit them, that are not a help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
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A Futile Alliance
Commentators unanimously explain that Judah's diplomatic mission to Egypt will end in complete failure and shame. The powerful nation of Egypt will prove unable or unwilling to provide any real help. Scholars note this illustrates the folly of placing ultimate trust in human powers, which are often like a "broken reed" that cannot support any weight.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They were all ashamed – That is, all the legates or ambassadors. When they came into Egypt, they found them either unwilling to enter into a…
19th Century
Anglican
They were all ashamed ... —Better, are: historic present, as before. The prophet paints the dreary disappointment of the …
16th Century
Protestant
They shall all be ashamed. He confirms the former statement; for it was very difficult to convince the ungodly that everything they undert…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them
The princes, the ambassadors that were sent to them…
It was often the fault and folly of the Jews, that when troubled by their neighbors on one side, they sought help from others instead of looking up…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to you, apostate children. In this section, the prophet issues threats against those who despised the prophet Jeremia…
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