Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Isa. 19:1-25)
burden—(See on Isaiah 13:1).
upon . . . cloud— (Psalms 104:3; Psalms 18:10).
come into Egypt—to inflict vengeance. "Egypt," in Hebrew, Misraim, plural form, to express the two regions of Egypt. BUNSEN observes, The title of their kings runs thus: "Lord of Upper and Lower Egypt."
idols—the bull, crocodile, etc. The idols poetically are said to be "moved" with fear at the presence of one mightier than even they were supposed to be (Exodus 12:12; Jeremiah 43:12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 19:1:
Exodus 12:12
Isaiah 18:7
Isaiah 30:2
Jeremiah 46:13-26
Joel 3:19
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