1 Raja-raja 10:28
Konteks10:28 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt 1 and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.
Yesaya 31:1
Konteks31:1 Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, 2
those who rely on war horses,
and trust in Egypt’s many chariots 3
and in their many, many horsemen. 4
But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel 5
and do not seek help from the Lord.
Yehezkiel 17:15
Konteks17:15 But this one from Israel’s royal family 6 rebelled against the king of Babylon 7 by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape?
[10:28] 1 sn From Egypt. Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see in vv. 28-29 a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia/Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625 s.v. מִצְרַיִם.
[31:1] 2 tn Heb “Woe [to] those who go down to Egypt for help.”
[31:1] 3 tn Heb “and trust in chariots for they are many.”
[31:1] 4 tn Heb “and in horsemen for they are very strong [or “numerous”].”
[31:1] 5 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.
[17:15] 6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the member of the royal family, v. 13) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:15] 7 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.