Isaiah 19
19
An Oracle Concerning Egypt
1An #See ch. 13:1 oracle concerning #[Joel 3:19]; See Jer. 46:13-26; Ezek. 29:1–31:2; 31:18–32:32 Egypt.
Behold, the Lord #Ps. 18:10, 11; 104:3; [Matt. 26:64; Rev. 1:7] is riding on a swift cloud
and comes to Egypt;
and #Ex. 12:12; [1 Sam. 5:3; Jer. 43:12; 50:2] the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,
and the heart of the Egyptians will #ch. 13:7; See Josh. 2:11melt within them.
2And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
# [Judg. 7:22] and they will fight, each against another
and each against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;
3and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound#19:3 Or I will swallow up their #ver. 11 counsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and #ch. 8:19the mediums and the necromancers;
4and I will give over the Egyptians
into the hand of #ch. 20:4; Jer. 46:26; Ezek. 29:19a hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
5And the waters of the sea will be dried up,
and the river will be dry and parched,
6and its canals will become foul,
and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up,
reeds and rushes will rot away.
7There will be bare places by the Nile,
on the brink of the Nile,
and all that is sown by the Nile will be parched,
will be driven away, and will be no more.
8The #[Num. 11:5]fishermen will mourn and lament,
all who cast a hook in the Nile;
and they will languish
who spread nets on the water.
9The workers in #[Ezek. 27:7]combed flax will be in despair,
and the weavers of white cotton.
10Those who are the #[Gal. 2:9] pillars of the land will be crushed,
and all who #Jer. 46:21work for pay will be grieved.
11The princes of #ch. 30:4; Num. 13:22; Ps. 78:43Zoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
12Where then are your #1 Kgs. 4:30; Acts 7:22wise men?
Let them tell you
that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13The princes of #[See ver. 11 above] Zoan have become fools,
and the princes of #Jer. 2:16; 44:1; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16 Memphis are deluded;
those who are the #[Zech. 10:4]cornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.
14The Lord has mingled within her #[1 Kgs. 22:22] a spirit of confusion,
and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds,
# [ch. 24:20; 29:9] as a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15And there will be nothing for Egypt
that #ch. 9:14head or tail, palm branch or reed, may do.
Egypt, Assyria, Israel Blessed
16In that day the Egyptians will be #Jer. 50:37; 51:30; Nah. 3:13 like women, and #ch. 10:32tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. 17And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.
18 # ver. 21 In that day there will be #[ch. 30:17; 2 Kgs. 7:13] five cities in the land of Egypt that #[Zeph. 3:9]speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction.#19:18 Dead Sea Scroll and some other manuscripts City of the Sun
19In that day there will be an #[2 Kgs. 5:17] altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a #[Gen. 28:18]pillar to the Lord at its border. 20#[See ver. 19 above] It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, #[Obad. 21]he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. 21#[ver. 25] And the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day #Zech. 14:16-18; [ch. 2:2]and worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them. 22#Jer. 46:25, 26And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them.
23 # ch. 11:16 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, #[ver. 18, 21; Zeph. 3:9]and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
24In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, #[Gen. 12:2, 3]a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt #[Hos. 2:23] my people, and Assyria #ch. 29:23 the work of my hands, and #Deut. 32:9Israel my inheritance.”
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Isaiah 19
19
Oracle of Judgment on Egypt
1An oracle of Egypt:
Look! Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him,
and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.
2“And I will stir up Egyptians#Literally “Egypt” against Egyptians,#Literally “Egypt”
and each one will fight against his brother
and each one against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3And the spirit of the Egyptians#Literally “Egypt” will be disturbed in his midst,
and I will confuse#Literally “engulf” his plans,#Hebrew “plan”
and they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
and the ghosts and the spiritists.
4And I will hand over the Egyptians#Literally “Egypt” into the hand of a hard master,
and a powerful king will rule over them,”
declares#Literally “declaration of” the Lord Yahweh of hosts.
5And the waters will be dried up from the sea,
and the river will be parched and dry.
6And the rivers will become foul-smelling;
the branches of the Nile of Egypt will become little and dry up;
reed and rush will wither.
7Bare places by the Nile will be dried up,
by the edge of the Nile and all the sown land of the Nile;
it will be driven about, and it will be no more.#Literally “there is none of it”
8And the fishers will mourn,
and all of those who cast fishhooks#Hebrew “fishhook” in the Nile will lament,
and those who spread out fishing nets#Hebrew “net” on the surface#Literally “face” of the water will languish.
9And the workers of combed flax will be ashamed,
and those who weave white linen.
10And her weavers will be crushed;
all the hired workers#Literally “workers of wage” will be grieved of heart.
11Surely the princes of Zoan are foolish;
the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh give senseless counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I myself am a son of sages,
a descendant#Literally “son” of ancient kings”?
12Where are your sages then?
Now, let them tell you,
and let them know what Yahweh of hosts has planned against Egypt.
13The princes of Zoan have become foolish;
the princes of Memphis are deceived;
the leaders of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
14Yahweh has mixed a spirit of confusion into her midst,
and they have caused Egypt to stagger in all of its doings,
as when a drunkard staggers#Literally “the staggering of a drunkard” in his vomit.
15And there will be nothing for Egypt to do,#Literally “not it will be for Egypt a deed which he can do”
head or tail, palm branch or reed.
The Future Blessing of Egypt, Assyria, and Egypt
16On that day, Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be afraid before the waving hand of Yahweh of hosts that he is waving against it. 17And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it will be afraid in himself because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts that he is planning against him.
18On that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language#Literally “lip” of Canaan and swear an oath to Yahweh of hosts. One will be called “City of the Sun.”
19On that day, there will be an altar for Yahweh in in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar for Yahweh at her border. 20And it will be a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to Yahweh because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and a defender,#Literally “contender” and he will deliver them. 21And Yahweh will make himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know Yahweh on that day, and they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows#Hebrew “vow” to Yahweh, and they will fulfill them. 22And Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will return to Yahweh, and he will respond to their prayer, and he will heal them.
23On that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and Egypt will worship together with Assyria.
24On that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25whom Yahweh of hosts blessed, saying, “May Egypt my people be blessed, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and my inheritance, Israel.”
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