There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’
Parallel translations
- WEB They cried there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.’
- KJV They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath passed the time appointed.
- NKJV They cried there, ‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is but a noise. He has passed by the appointed time!’
- NASB “They shouted there, ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt is nothing but a big noise; He has let the appointed time pass by!’
- NLT There they will say, ‘Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is a loudmouth who missed his opportunity!’
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Quick answer
They mock Pharaoh as merely a loud noise who let his opportunity pass. Egypt's king is exposed as empty bluster.
Overview
The fleeing soldiers ridicule Pharaoh as all talk, having squandered the appointed moment for action. The taunt deflates the proud image of Egypt's ruler. This exposure of a boastful but powerless king illustrates the emptiness of human pomp before God, contrasting with Christ the true King, whose word never fails and whose timing is perfect.
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- Isa 19:11–16The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
- 1 Kgs 20:10Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
- Exod 15:9The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Isa 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
- Ezek 31:18Who then is like you in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? You also will be brought down to the depths of the earth to be with the trees of Eden. You will lie among the uncircumcised, with those slain by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his multitude, declares the Lord GOD.’”
- Ezek 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
- 1 Kgs 20:18“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
- Isa 37:27–29Therefore their inhabitants, devoid of power, are dismayed and ashamed. They are like plants in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the rooftops, scorched before it is grown.
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