ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 30:7
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Isa 30:7

30:7 Rahab who sits still. The name Rahab alludes to a chaos monster defeated by the gods in Canaanite creation mythology (Ezek. 28:2 and note). The prophet mocks both the mythical monster and Egypt with a title meaning roughly “Rahab, who does nothing.”