The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, [even they that are] the stay of the tribes thereof.
Ver. 13. The princes of Zoan are become fools.] Wilful fools; this they are told twice over, because hardly persuaded to it. See Isaiah 19:11 .
The princes of Noph.] Called also Moph, Hos 9:6 and therehence Memphis, now Grand Cairo, famous once for the pyramids and monuments of the Egyptian kings.
Even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.] Heb., The corners a of the tribes or rectories - that is, either the king and chieftains, as some sense it; or, as others, all the inhabitants of the country, from one corner thereof unto another. How these wise men of Egypt deceived others is not expressed; but probably they did it by approving and cherishing the superstition, impiety, and carnal security of the princes and people.
a The free states of Switzerland are called cantons - i.e., corners.