Isaias 30:4
For thy princes were in Tanis, and thy messengers came even to Hanes.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Erant enim in Tani principes tui, et nuntii tui usque ad Hanes pervenerunt.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- ὅτι εἰσὶν ἐν Τάνει ἀρχηγοὶ ἄγγελοι πονηροί·
- Hebrew (WLC)
- כִּֽי הָי֥וּ בְצֹ֖עַן שָׂרָ֑יו וּמַלְאָכָ֖יו חָנֵ֥ס יַגִּֽיעוּ
Haydock's commentary
Hanes. Chaldean, "Taphanes," (Jeremias ii. 16.) or Daphnæ Pelusiæ. (Herodotus ii. 30.)
In the Arabic, Nome, which formed part of (Haydock) the dominions of Tharaca. (Calmet)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St Justin Martyr Dialogue with Trypho, Chapter LXXIX. He proves against
And I, wishing to get him to listen to me, answered in milder tones, thus: “I admire, sir, this piety of yours; and I pray that you may entertain the same disposition towards Him to whom angels are recorded to minister, as Daniel says; for [one] like the Son of man is led to the Ancient of days, and every kingdom is given to Him for ever and ever. But that you may know, sir,” continued I, “that it is not our audacity which has induced us to adopt this exposition, which you reprehend, I shall give you evidence from Isaiah himself; for he affirms that evil angels have dwelt and do dwell in Tanis, in Egypt. …