Isa 30:6-7 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 30:6-7: 30:6-7 This taunt was against those who were busy trying to please the Egyptians in order to get Egypt’s military support. 30:6 Caravans moved from Judah through the Negev and the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt to avoid the main coast road that was under Assyrian control. It was a dangerous region, filled with lions and poisonous snakes . People would risk their lives to make a worthless alliance. • Being weighed down with riches might refer to money being sent to Egypt to buy that nation’s help.

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‏ Isaiah 30:6-7

Summary for Isa 30:6-7: 30:6-7 ^a This taunt was against those who were busy trying to please the Egyptians in order to get Egypt’s military support. 30:6 ^b Caravans moved from Judah through the Negev and the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt to avoid the main coast road that was under Assyrian control. It was a dangerous region, filled with lions and poisonous snakes. People would risk their lives to make a worthless alliance.

• Being weighed down with riches might refer to money being sent to Egypt to buy that nation’s help.
30:7 ^c Harmless Dragon: In ancient mythology, Rahab was the enemy of the good gods and was depicted in fearsome terms, somewhat like a giant crocodile (see 27:1 ^d; 51:9 ^e; Job 41:1-34 ^f). By saying that Egypt was harmless, the prophet meant that it would be of no help to Judah.