Isaiah 19:11

"The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 19:11, the breaking of the pillars signifies the collapse of false religious and social structures, leaving behind a desolate landscape. The grief of those who work for hire suggests that even those in servile positions will be deeply affected by this upheaval, reflecting the broad impact on all societal strata.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Surely the princes -The following verses, toIsaiah 19:16, are designed to describe further the calamities that were coming upon Egypt by a want of wisdom in their rulers. They would be unable to devise means to meet the impending calamities, and would actually increase the national misery by their unwise counsels. The word ‘princes’ here is taken evidently for the rulers or counselors of state. Of Zoan -The Vulgate, Septuagint, and Chaldee, render this ‘Tanis.’ Zoan was doubtless the Tans of the Greeks (Herod. ii. 166), and was a city of Lower Egypt, built, according to MosesNumbers 13:22, seven years after Hebron.

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