Though they have officials in Zoan and their envoys have arrived in Hanes,

他们的首领已在琐安；他们的使臣到了哈内斯。

他们的领袖已在琐安，他们的使臣到了哈内斯。

他们的领袖已在琐安，他们的使臣到了哈内斯。

虽然他们的官长和使臣已到琐安和哈内斯，

他们的领袖虽然已在琐安，他们的使臣虽然已到达哈内斯，

虽然他们的首领们已经在琐安，他们的使者们已经到达哈内斯，

他們的首領已在瑣安；他們的使臣到了哈內斯。

他們的領袖已在瑣安，他們的使臣到了哈內斯。

他們的領袖已在瑣安，他們的使臣到了哈內斯。

雖然他們的官長和使臣已到瑣安和哈內斯，

他們的領袖雖然已在瑣安，他們的使臣雖然已到達哈內斯，

因為他的首領雖已在瑣安，他的使者雖抵達了哈內斯，

雖然他們的首領們已經在瑣安，他們的使者們已經到達哈內斯，

彼之牧伯已在瑣安、使者已至哈內斯、

牧伯至鎖安國、使詣哈匿、

其侯伯至瑣安、使臣詣哈內斯、

Their officials have gone to the city of Zoan. Their messengers have arrived in Hanes.

For though his officials are at Zoan and his envoys reach Hanes,

For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials have arrived in Hanes,

For though his princes are at Zoan and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

For their officials are at Zoan And their ambassadors arrive at Hanes.

For his princes were at Zoan, And his ambassadors came to Hanes.

For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors are come to Hanes.

For though his princes are at Zoan and his messengers reach as far as Hanes,

For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes.

Though his officials are in Zoan and his messengers arrive at Hanes,

For their princes are at Zoan, and their ambassadors have come to Hanes.

The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh,“ I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings”?

So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes.

I will lay waste Upper Egypt, set fire to Zoan and inflict punishment on Thebes.

You went to Molek with olive oil and increased your perfumes. You sent your ambassadors far away; you descended to the very realm of the dead!

But the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was a traitor, for he had sent envoys to So king of Egypt, and he no longer paid tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore Shalmaneser seized him and put him in prison.

They do not turn to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. For this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt; there her proud strength will come to an end. She will be covered with clouds, and her villages will go into captivity.

“ Ephraim is like a dove, easily deceived and senseless— now calling to Egypt, now turning to Assyria.When they go, I will throw my net over them; I will pull them down like the birds in the sky. When I hear them flocking together, I will catch them.

They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived.( Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)