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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 30:5
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 30:5
19th Century
Bishop
They were all ashamed ... —Better, are: historic present, as before. The prophet paints the dreary disappointment of the …
John Calvin
On Isaiah 30:5
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Isaiah 30:5
17th Century
Pastor
They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not profit them
The princes, the ambassadors that were sent to them…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 30:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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…