Isaiah 19:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 19:1

Proclamation Against Egypt

1 The ^aburden against Egypt.
Behold, the Lord ^brides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
^cThe idols of Egypt will¹ totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

2 “I will ^aset Egyptians against Egyptians;
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will ^aconsult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.

4 And the Egyptians I will give
^aInto the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

5 ^aThe waters will fail from the sea,
And the river will be wasted and dried up.

6 The rivers will turn foul;
The brooks ^aof defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.

7 The papyrus reeds by¹ the River, by the mouth of the River,
And everything sown by the River,
Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.

8 The fishermen also will mourn;
All those will lament who cast hooks into the River,
And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.

9 Moreover those who work in ^afine flax
And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;

10 And its foundations will be broken.
All who make wages will be troubled of soul.

11 Surely the princes of ^aZoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
^bHow do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”

12 ^aWhere are they?
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has ^bpurposed against Egypt.

13 The princes of¹ Zoan have become fools;
^aThe princes of Noph are deceived;
They have also¹ deluded Egypt,
Those who are the¹ mainstay of its tribes.

14 The Lord has mingled ^aa perverse spirit in her midst;
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

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.

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American Standard Version
The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Amplified® Bible
THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning Egypt: Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Contemporary English Version
This is a message about Egypt: The LORD comes to Egypt, riding swiftly on a cloud. The people are weak from fear. Their idols tremble as he approaches and says,

Darby English Version
The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt are moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt melteth in the midst of it.

Good News Bible
This is a message about Egypt. The LORD is coming to Egypt, riding swiftly on a cloud. The Egyptian idols tremble before him, and the people of Egypt lose their courage.

King James Version
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

New American Standard Bible
The oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

New International Version
An oracle concerning Egypt:
See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

New King James Version
The burden against Egypt.
Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The oracle concerning Egypt Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud and will soon come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Revised Standard Version
An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Young's Literal Translation
The burden of Egypt. Lo, Jehovah is riding on a swift thick cloud, And He hath entered Egypt, And moved have been the idols of Egypt at His presence, And the heart of Egypt melteth in its midst.

New English Translation
Here is a message about Egypt: Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.¹

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