7. "Egypt is vanity, and to no purpose will they help"
[G. V. SMITH].
strength--Hebrew, Rabah, a designation for Egypt
(Isa 51:9;
Ps 87:4),
implying her haughty fierceness; translate, "Therefore I call
her Arrogance that sitteth still." She who boasted of the help she
would give, when it came to the test, sat still
(Isa 36:6).
English Version agrees with
Isa 30:15;
Isa 7:4.
JFB.
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