30:2 Egypt. In 701 b.c. Judah counted on Egyptian troops for help against Sennacherib (20:5, 6; 2 Kin. 8:21).
shadow. God alone provides His people with protection from danger (4:6; 16:3; 25:4, 5; 51:16; cf. Ps. 17:8; 36:7; 91:1; 121:5).