4 Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,
4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.
4 For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes,
4 They look big and important, true, with officials strategically established in Zoan in the north and Hanes in the south,
4 For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes.
4 For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials have arrived in Hanes,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Isaiah 30:4
Commentary on Isaiah 30:1-7
(Read Isaiah 30:1-7)
It was often the fault and folly of the Jews, that when troubled by their neighbours on one side, they sought for succour from others, instead of looking up to God. Nor can we avoid the dreadful consequences of adding sin to sin, but by making the righteousness of Christ our refuge, and seeking for the sanctification of the Holy Spirit. Men have always been prone to lean to their own understandings, but this will end in their shame and misery. They would not trust in God. They took much pains to gain the Egyptians. The riches so spent turned to a bad account. See what dangers men run into who forsake God to follow their carnal confidences. The Creator is the Rock of ages, the creature a broken reed; we cannot expect too little from man, or too much from God. Our strength is to sit still, in humble dependence upon God and his goodness, and quiet submission to his will.