Isaiah 30:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,”
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BSBPD
“For though their princes are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“For in Zoan were his princes, And his messengers reach Hanes.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Isaiah 30:4 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 13:22They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
- 2 Kings 17:4But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea had conspired to send envoys to King So of Egypt, and that he had not paid tribute to the king of Assyria as in previous years. Therefore the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
- Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- Isaiah 57:9You went to Molech with oil and multiplied your perfumes. You have sent your envoys a great distance; you have descended even to Sheol itself.
- Jeremiah 43:7So they entered the land of Egypt because they did not obey the voice of the LORD, and they went as far as Tahpanhes.
- Ezekiel 30:14I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgment on Thebes.
- Ezekiel 30:18The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.
- Hosea 7:11So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove— calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria.
- Hosea 7:16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.
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