Isaiah 19:2

19:2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, ¹ 

brothers will fight with each other,

as will neighbors,

cities, and kingdoms. ² 

Isaiah 19:13

19:13 The officials of Zoan are fools,

the officials of Memphis ³  are misled;

the rulers ⁴  of her tribes lead Egypt astray.

Isaiah 19:19

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 ⁵  dedicated to the Lord at its border.

Isaiah 19:22

19:22 The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and then healing them. They will turn to the Lord and he will listen to their prayers ⁶  and heal them.

Isaiah 30:3

30:3 But Pharaoh’s protection will bring you nothing but shame,

and the safety of Egypt’s protective shade nothing but humiliation.

¹ tn Heb I will provoke Egypt against Egypt” (NAB similar).

² tn Heb “and they will fight, a man against his brother, and a man against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” Civil strife will extend all the way from the domestic level to the provincial arena.

³ tn Heb “Noph” (so KJV); most recent English versions substitute the more familiar “Memphis.”

⁴ tn Heb “the cornerstone.” The singular form should be emended to a plural.

⁵ tn This word is sometimes used of a sacred pillar associated with pagan worship, but here it is associated with the worship of the Lord.

⁷ tn Heb “he will be entreated.” The Niphal has a tolerative sense here, “he will allow himself to be entreated.”