Isaiah 19
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1The burden of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place]. Behold, the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) rides upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place]: and the idols of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] shall melt in the midst of it.
2And I will set the Mitzri against the Mitzri: and they shall fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbour; city against city, [and] kingdom against kingdom.
3And the spirit of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4And the Mitzri will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord-Adon [Lord of the Earth], the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies].
5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be parched and dried up.
6And they shall turn the rivers far away; [and] the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
7The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and everything sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no [more].
8The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle (fishhook) into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
10And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices [and] ponds for fish.
11Surely the princes of Tzo’an [Place of Departure] [are] fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Par’oh [Pharaoh - Great House] is become cruel: how say you2f unto Par’oh [Pharaoh - Great House], I [am] the son of the wise (a sage), the son of ancient kings?
12Where [are] they? where [are] youri wise [men]? and let them tell youi now, and let them know what the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies] has purposed upon Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place].
13The princes of Tzo’an [Place of Departure] are become fools, the princes of Nof [presentability] are deceived; they have also led astray Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], [even they that are] the cornerstone of the tribes.
14The Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) has mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of it: and they have caused Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] to err in every work there, as a drunken [man] staggers in his vomit.
15Neither shall there be [any] work for Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
16In that day shall Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies], which he shakes over it.
17And the land of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] shall be a terror unto Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], everyone that makes mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies], which he has determined against it.
18In that day shall five cities in the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] speak the language of Kena’an [Merchant], and swear to the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies]; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
19In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) in the midst of the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).
20And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies] in the land of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place]: for they shall cry unto the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
21And the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) shall be known to Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], and the Mitzri shall know the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yes, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), and perform [it].
22And the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) shall strike Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place]: he shall strike and heal [it]: and they shall return [even] to the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), and he shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them.
23In that day shall there be a highway out of Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] to Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))), and the Ashur (Assyrian) shall come into Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place], and the Mitzri [Egyptian] into Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))), and the Mitzri shall serve with the children of Ashur.
24In that day shall Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] be the third with Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] and with Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))), [even] a blessing in the midst of the land:
25Whom the Lord-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) Tz’va’ot [of the Heavenly Armies] shall bless, saying, Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) [be] Mitzrayim [Egypt - The Narrow Place] my people, and Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))) the work of my hands, and Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] my inheritance.
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Isaiah 19
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A Pronouncement against Egypt
1A pronouncement#Is 13:1 concerning Egypt:#Jr 46:13–26; Ezk 29:1–31:2; 31:18–32:32; Jl 3:19
Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud#Ps 18:9–10; 104:3; Mt 26:64; Rv 1:7
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s worthless idols will tremble before him,#Ex 12:12; Jr 43:12; 44:8
and Egypt will lose heart.#Jos 2:11; Is 13:7
2I will provoke Egyptians against Egyptians;
each will fight against his brother#Mk 13:12
and each against his friend,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom.#Jdg 7:22; 1Sm 14:20; 2Ch 20:23; Mt 10:21,36; Mk 13:8; Lk 21:10
3Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,
and I will frustrate its plans.
Then they will inquire of worthless idols, ghosts,
mediums, and spiritists.#1Ch 10:13; Is 8:19; Dn 2:2
4I will hand over Egypt to harsh masters,#Is 20:4; Jr 46:26; Ezk 29:19
and a strong king will rule it.
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.
5The water of the sea will dry up,
and the river will be parched and dry.
6The channels will stink;
they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched.
Reed and rush will wilt.
7The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river,
and all the cultivated areas of the Nile
will wither, blow away, and vanish.
8Then the fishermen will mourn.
All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament,
and those who spread nets on the water will give up.
9Those who work with flax will be dismayed;#Pr 7:16; Ezk 27:7
those combing it and weaving linen will turn pale.#19:9 DSS, Tg; MT reads weavers of white cloth
10Egypt’s weavers#19:10 Or foundations will be dejected;
all her wage earners will be demoralized.
11The princes of Zoan are complete fools;#Nm 13:22; Ps 78:12,43; Is 30:4
Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one#19:11 Lit a son of the wise,
a student of eastern#19:11 Lit a son of ancient kings”?
12Where then are your wise men?
Let them tell you and reveal
what the Lord of Armies has planned against Egypt.
13The princes of Zoan have been fools;
the princes of Memphis are deceived.#Jr 2:16; 46:14,19; Ezk 30:13
Her tribal chieftains have led Egypt astray.
14The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion.
The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does,
as a drunkard staggers in his vomit.
15No head or tail, palm or reed,#Is 9:14–16
will be able to do anything for Egypt.
Egypt Will Know the Lord
16On that day Egypt will be like women and will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the Lord of Armies when he raises it against them. 17The land of Judah will terrify Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble because of what the Lord of Armies has planned#Is 5:19 against it.
18On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of Armies. One of the cities will be called the City of the Sun.#19:18 Some Hb mss, DSS, Sym, Tg, Vg, Arabic; other Hb mss read of Destruction; LXX reads of Righteousness#19:18 = the ancient Egyptian city Heliopolis
19On that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the center of the land of Egypt and a pillar to the Lord near her border.#Gn 28:18; Ex 24:4; Jos 22:10,26–27 20It will be a sign and witness to the Lord of Armies in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and leader, and he will rescue them.#Jdg 3:9,15; 6:7; 10:10 21The Lord will make himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know the Lord on that day. They will offer sacrifices and offerings;#Is 56:7; 60:7; Zch 14:16–18 they will make vows to the Lord and fulfill them. 22The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing. Then they will turn to the Lord, and he will be receptive to their prayers and heal them.
23On that day there will be a highway#Is 11:16; 35:8; 49:11; 62:10 from Egypt to Assyria. Assyria will go to Egypt, Egypt to Assyria, and Egypt will worship with Assyria.
24On that day Israel will form a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria — a blessing within the land. 25The Lord of Armies will bless them, saying, “Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork,#Ps 100:3; Is 29:23; 45:11; 60:21; 64:8; Eph 2:10 and Israel my inheritance are blessed.”#Dt 9:26,29; 32:9; Ps 28:9; Is 47:6; 63:17
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