Isa 30:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. "Egypt is vanity, and to no purpose will they help" [G. V. Smith]. strength-- Hebrew, Rabah, a designation for Egypt ( ; ), implying her haughty fierceness; translate, "Therefore I call her Arrogance that sitteth still." She who boasted of the help she would give, when it came to the test, sat still ( ). English Version agrees with ; .

‏ Isaiah 30:7

7. "Egypt is vanity, and to no purpose will they help" [G. V. Smith].

strength--Hebrew, Rabah, a designation for Egypt (Is 51:9; Psa 87:4), implying her haughty fierceness; translate, "Therefore I call her Arrogance that sitteth still." She who boasted of the help she would give, when it came to the test, sat still (Is 36:6). English Version agrees with Is 30:15; Is 7:4.