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They cried there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.
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A King of Noise
Commentators unanimously explain that Pharaoh is mockingly renamed "a noise" or a "king of confusion." Despite his arrogant boasts and the world's perception of his might, he is revealed to be nothing but empty sound when faced with God's judgment. This serves as a powerful reminder that human pride and power are hollow compared to God's sovereign will.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Translate it with the versions: “They have called (or, Call) the name of Pharaoh king of Egypt—A noise: he has overstepped the appointed time.” For…
19th Century
Anglican
They did cry there ... —Better, There they cry ... The difficulty of the verse has led to many …
16th Century
Protestant
This verse should be joined with the preceding one, for he refers to the cries of the soldiers who had been deceived by their own hopes: they final…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They did cry there Not the Chaldeans, deriding Pharaoh and his army, and mocking them, saying the following words, a…
Those who encroached on others, shall now themselves be encroached upon. Egypt is now like a very fair heifer, not accustomed to the yoke of subjec…
