NET Bible
"Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,"
— Isaiah 30:4, NET Bible
“For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.”
“For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes. ”
“For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors have come to Hanes.”
“For thy princes were in Tanis, and thy messengers came even to Hanes.”
“For his chiefs are at Zoan, and his representatives have come to Hanes.”
“For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.”
Egypt Will Prove Unreliable“The rebellious children are as good as dead,” says the LORD,“those who make plans without consulting me, who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, and thereby compound their sin.
They travel down to Egypt without seeking my will, seeking Pharaoh’s protection, and looking for safety in Egypt’s protective shade.
But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame, and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.
Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,
all will be put to shame because of a nation that cannot help them, who cannot give them aid or help, but only shame and disgrace.”
This is an oracle about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.
Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her‘Proud one who is silenced.’”