For though his power extends to Zoan and his officials 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、

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

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 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.

What fools are the officials of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom? Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?

The people refused to obey the voice of the Lord and went to Egypt, going as far as the city of Tahpanhes.

I will destroy southern Egypt, set fire to Zoan, and bring judgment against Thebes.

You have gone to Molech with olive oil and many perfumes, sending your agents far and wide, even to the world of the dead.

But Hoshea stopped paying the annual tribute and conspired against the king of Assyria by asking King So of Egypt to help him shake free of Assyria’s power. When the king of Assyria discovered this treachery, he seized Hoshea and put him in prison.

They look everywhere except to the Most High. They are as useless as a crooked bow. Their leaders will be killed by their enemies because of their insolence toward me. Then the people of Egypt will laugh at them.

When I come to break the proud strength of Egypt, it will be a dark day for Tahpanhes, too. A dark cloud will cover Tahpanhes, and its daughters will be led away as captives.

“ The people of Israel have become like silly, witless doves, first calling to Egypt, then flying to Assyria for help.But as they fly about, I will throw my net over them and bring them down like a bird from the sky. I will punish them for all the evil they do.

Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai— all descendants of Anak— lived.( The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)