Isaiah 19:17

Isaiah 19:17

15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt,
Which ^athe head or tail,
Palm branch or bulrush, may do.

16 In that day Egypt will ^abe like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, ^bwhich He waves over it.

17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has ^adetermined against it.

Egypt, Assyria, and Israel Blessed

18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will ^aspeak the language of Canaan and ^bswear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of¹ Destruction.

19 In that day ^athere will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the ^bLord at its border.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Judah . . . terror unto Egypt—not by itself: but at this time Hezekiah was the active subordinate ally of Assyria in its invasion of Egypt under Sargon. Similarly to the alliance of Judah with Assyria here is II Kings 23:29, where Josiah takes the field against Pharaoh-nechoh of Egypt, probably as ally of Assyria against Egypt [G. V. SMITH]. VITRINGA explains it that Egypt in its calamities would remember that prophets of Judah had foretold them, and so Judah would be "a terror unto Egypt."

thereof—of Judah.

it—Egypt.

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