“They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.”
The promise that their princes will fall by the sword because of the insolence of their tongue and that they shall be derided in the land of Egypt suggests that Israel's arrogance and continued defiance will lead to military defeat and humiliation among the very powers they sought to curry favor with. The fall of princes indicates the collapse of Israel's leadership and political structure. This verse concludes the chapter with a promise that Israel's strategy and arrogance will produce the very catastrophe they sought to avoid.
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