Isaiah 19 (NET)

Isaiah 19:1¹This is an oracle 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.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 12:12Rev 1:7Ezek 30:13Joel 3:19Josh 2:11Deut 33:26Ezek 29:1-21Isa 13:1Jer 50:2Jer 51:44

Isaiah 19:2²“I will provoke civil strife in Egypt: brothers will fight with one another, as will neighbors, cities, and kingdoms.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 7:221 Sam 14:20Matt 10:36Ezek 38:21Matt 10:21Matt 12:25Rev 17:12-172 Chr 20:22-23Isa 19:13-14Isa 9:21

Isaiah 19:3³The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 8:19Dan 2:21 Chr 10:13Isa 44:25Prov 21:301 Sam 25:372 Chr 25:16-202 Sam 15:312 Sam 17:142 Sam 17:23

Isaiah 19:4⁴I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 20:4Ezek 29:19Jer 46:261 Sam 23:7Isa 19:2Ps 31:8

Isaiah 19:5⁵The water of the sea will be dried up, and the river will dry up and be empty.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 51:36Ezek 30:12Zech 10:11Zech 14:18

Isaiah 19:6⁶The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and then dry up; the bulrushes and reeds will decay,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 37:252 Kgs 19:24Exod 2:3Exod 7:18Job 8:11Isa 15:6Isa 18:2

Isaiah 19:7⁷along with the plants by the mouth of the river. All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 19:13Isa 23:3Isa 32:20Jer 14:4Joel 1:17-18

Isaiah 19:8⁸The fishermen will mourn and lament; all those who cast a fishhook into the river, and those who spread out a net on the water’s surface will grieve.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 47:10Hab 1:15Num 11:5Exod 7:21

Isaiah 19:9⁹Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 27:7Prov 7:161 Kgs 10:28

Isaiah 19:10¹⁰Those who make cloth will be demoralized; all the hired workers will be depressed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 11:10Exod 7:19Exod 8:5

Isaiah 19:11¹¹The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Num 13:221 Kgs 4:30Acts 7:22Isa 30:4Ps 78:43Gen 41:38-39Ps 78:121 Cor 1:19-20Ezek 30:14Ezek 7:26

Isaiah 19:12¹²But where, oh where, are your wise men? Let them tell you, let them find out what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has planned for Egypt.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Cor 1:20Isa 14:24Isa 40:13-14Isa 41:22-23Isa 44:7Isa 47:10-13Isa 5:21Jer 2:28Job 11:6-7Judg 9:38

Isaiah 19:13¹³The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ezek 30:13Jer 2:16Jer 46:14Jer 46:19Zech 10:4Isa 19:111 Pet 2:71 Sam 14:38Ezek 30:16Num 24:17

Isaiah 19:14¹⁴The Lord has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 22:20-232 Thess 2:11Ezek 14:7-9Isa 47:10-11Jer 25:27Job 12:25Isa 19:2Isa 28:7-8Isa 29:14Isa 29:9-10

Isaiah 19:15¹⁵Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots or stalk.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 9:14-151 Thess 4:11-12Hab 3:17Hag 1:11Prov 14:23Ps 128:2

Isaiah 19:16¹⁶At that time the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because the Lord of Heaven’s Armies brandishes his fist against them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 51:30Nah 3:13Isa 11:15Jer 30:5-7Jer 50:37Isa 10:32Zech 2:9Heb 10:31Isa 30:17Isa 30:30-32

Isaiah 19:17¹⁷The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt. Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is planning to do to them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 14:24Dan 4:35Ezek 29:6-7Isa 14:26-27Isa 20:2-5Isa 36:1Isa 46:10-11Jer 25:19Jer 25:27-31Jer 43:8-13

Isaiah 19:18¹⁸At that time five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. One will be called the City of the Sun.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zeph 3:9Isa 19:21Zech 2:11Isa 11:11Jer 12:16Deut 10:20Isa 19:19Isa 2:11Isa 27:13Isa 45:23-24

Isaiah 19:19¹⁹At that time there will be an altar for the Lord in the middle of the land of Egypt, as well as a sacred pillar dedicated to the Lord at its border.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Gen 28:18Josh 22:10Exod 24:4Josh 22:26Gen 12:7Isa 66:23Zech 6:15Heb 13:10

Isaiah 19:20²⁰It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 50:15Titus 2:13Isa 45:21-22Luke 2:112 Kgs 13:4-5Exod 2:23Exod 3:7Isa 19:4Isa 20:4Isa 37:36

Isaiah 19:21²¹The Lord will reveal himself to the Egyptians, and they will acknowledge the Lord ’s authority at that time. They will present sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and fulfill them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 11:9Mal 1:111 Kgs 8:431 Pet 2:51 Pet 2:91 Sam 17:46Eccl 5:4Hab 2:14Isa 37:20Isa 44:5

Isaiah 19:22²²The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and then healing them. They will turn to the Lord, and he will listen to their prayers and heal them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Deut 32:39Heb 12:11Hos 14:1Acts 26:17-20Amos 4:6-12Hos 5:15Hos 6:2Isa 19:1-15Isa 45:14Isa 55:7

Isaiah 19:23²³At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 11:16Eph 2:18-22Eph 3:6-8Isa 27:13Isa 35:8-10Isa 40:3-5

Isaiah 19:24²⁴At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 65:8Gen 12:2Deut 32:43Ezek 34:26Gal 3:14Isa 49:22Isa 49:6Isa 6:13Isa 65:22Isa 66:12

Isaiah 19:25²⁵The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Isa 29:23Hos 2:23Rom 9:24-25Deut 32:9Ps 115:15Ps 138:8Isa 60:21Isa 61:9Num 6:24Num 6:27