32:9 women . . . at ease. The people were confident of succeeding in their schemes (vv. 5–7; cf. 3:16–24; Amos 6:1; Zech. 1:15).

complacent. This is the same word rendered “trust” in v. 17 and “secure” in v. 18. The false security based on confidence in Egypt contrasts with the true security based on trust in God.