Isa 30:2-3, 31:1 | JFB | e4.org | 2. walk —are now setting out, namely, their ambassadors ( ). Egypt —See on ; . Pharaoh —the generic name of the kings of Egypt, as Cæsar was at Rome. The word in Egyptian means "king" [JOSEPHUS , Antiquities, 8.6,2]. Phra, "the sun," was the hieroglyphic symbol and title of the king. shadow —image from shelter against heat: protection ( ).

‏ Isaiah 30:2-3

2. walk—are now setting out, namely, their ambassadors (Isa 30:4).

Egypt—See on Isa 19:1; Isa 20:1.

Pharaoh—the generic name of the kings of Egypt, as Cæsar was at Rome. The word in Egyptian means "king" [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 8.6,2]. Phra, "the sun," was the hieroglyphic symbol and title of the king.

shadow—image from shelter against heat: protection (Ps 121:5, 6).

3. shame—disappointment. Egypt, weakened by its internal dissensions, can give no solid help.

‏ Isaiah 31:1

1. and stay on horses, and trust in chariots—In their level and fertile plains horses could easily be used and fed (Ex 14:9; 1Ki 10:28). In hilly Palestine horses were not so easily had or available. The Jews were therefore the more eager to get Egyptian chariots as allies against the Assyrian cavalry. In Assyrian sculptures chariots are represented drawn by three horses, and with three men in them (see Isa 36:9; Ps 20:7; Da 9:13).