Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Isaiah 30:2
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Isaiah30:2
2. walk--are now setting out, namely, their ambassadors (Is 30:4).
Egypt--See on Is 19:1; Is 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 (Psa 121:5, 6).
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