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Text -- Isaiah 19:1-20 (NET)
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The Lord Will Judge Egypt
19:1 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 .
19:2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt , brothers will fight with each other , as will neighbors , cities , and kingdoms .
19:3 The 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 .
19:4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master ; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the sovereign master , the Lord who commands armies .
19:5 The water of the sea will be dried up , and the river will dry up and be empty .
19:6 The canals will stink ; the streams of Egypt will trickle and then dry up ; the bulrushes and reeds will decay ,
19:7 along with the plants by the mouth of the river . All the cultivated land near the river will turn to dust and be blown away .
19:8 The 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 .
19:9 Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed ; those who weave will turn pale .
19:10 Those who make cloth will be demoralized ; all the hired workers will be depressed .
19:11 The 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 ?”
19:12 But where , oh where , are your wise men ? Let them tell you, let them find out what the Lord who commands armies has planned for Egypt .
19:13 The officials of Zoan are fools , the officials of Memphis are misled ; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray .
19:14 The 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 .
19:15 Egypt will not be able to do a thing , head or tail , shoots and stalk .
19:16 At that time the Egyptians will be like women . They will tremble and fear because the Lord who commands armies brandishes his fist against them.
19:17 The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt . Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the Lord who commands armies is planning to do to them .
19:18 At that time five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies . One will be called the City of the Sun .
19:19 At 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 .
19:20 It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the Lord who commands armies . When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors , he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them.
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NET Notes -> Isa 19:1; Isa 19:2; Isa 19:2; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:3; Isa 19:4; Isa 19:5; Isa 19:6; Isa 19:6; Isa 19:7; Isa 19:7; Isa 19:8; Isa 19:9; Isa 19:10; Isa 19:10; Isa 19:10; Isa 19:11; Isa 19:11; Isa 19:12; Isa 19:13; Isa 19:13; Isa 19:14; Isa 19:14; Isa 19:15; Isa 19:16; Isa 19:16; Isa 19:16; Isa 19:16; Isa 19:17; Isa 19:18; Isa 19:18; Isa 19:19; Isa 19:20; Isa 19:20; Isa 19:20
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NET Notes: Isa 19:2 Heb “and they will fight, a man against his brother, and a man against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” Civil st...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:3 Heb “they will inquire of the idols and of the spirits of the dead and of the ritual pits and of the magicians.” Hebrew או...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:6 The verb form appears as a Hiphil in the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa; the form in MT may be a so-called “mixed form,” reflecting the Hebrew Hiphi...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:11 Heb “A son of wise men am I, a son of ancient kings.” The term בֶּן (ben, “son of”) could refer to lit...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:12 Heb “Where are they? Where are your wise men?” The juxtaposition of the interrogative pronouns is emphatic. See HALOT 38 s.v. א...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:15 Heb “And there will not be for Egypt a deed, which head and tail, shoot and stalk can do.” In 9:14-15 the phrase “head or tail”...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:16 Heb “and he will tremble and be afraid because of the brandishing of the hand of the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts]...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:17 Heb “and the land of Judah will become [a source of] shame to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it [i.e., the land of Judah] will fear becaus...
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NET Notes: Isa 19:19 This word is sometimes used of a sacred pillar associated with pagan worship, but here it is associated with the worship of the Lord.
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