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    Isaiah 19

    1 A message a19:1 Lit. An oracle about Egypt: “Watch out! 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.ISV — Isaiah 19:1

    2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and everyone will fight against his brother, everyone against his neighbor, city b19:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and against city, kingdom against kingdom.ISV — Isaiah 19:2

    3 The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, c19:3 1QIsaa MT lack of courage and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols d19:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads consult the idols; LXX reads consult their idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists.ISV — Isaiah 19:3

    4 I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.ISV — Isaiah 19:4

    5 “The water sources e19:5 1QIsaa MT lack sources of the Nile f19:5 Or the sea will be dried up, and the river g19:5 i.e. the Nile will become dry and parched.ISV — Isaiah 19:5

    6 The canals will stink, and h19:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away. i19:6 So 4QIsab MT; 1QIsaa lacks this lineISV — Isaiah 19:6

    7 And the bulrushes along the Nile, j19:7 So 1QIsaa MT; LXX lacks this line along the mouth of the Nile, k19:7 Lit. the River will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and l19:7 So 1QIsaa; the Heb. lacks and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left. m19:7 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT read and will be no more; LXX lacks this lineISV — Isaiah 19:7

    8 The fishermen will groan, and all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament; those who spread nets upon the water will become weaker and weaker.ISV — Isaiah 19:8

    9 The workers n19:9 So 1QIsaa 4QIsab; MT LXX read And the workers in combed flax and the weavers of white linen will be in despair.ISV — Isaiah 19:9

    10 Egypt’s o19:10 Lit. Its workers in cloth p19:10 Lit. Its weavers will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be sick at heart.”ISV — Isaiah 19:10

    11 Zoan’s princes are nothing but fools; the wisest advisors of Pharaoh give stupid advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I’m a descendant of wise men, a descendant of ancient kings”?ISV — Isaiah 19:11

    12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you, let them make known what the LORD q19:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector MT LXX read LORD of the Heavenly Armies has planned against Egypt.ISV — Isaiah 19:12

    13 The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis deluded; the leaders r19:13 Or cornerstones of its tribes have led Egypt astray.ISV — Isaiah 19:13

    14 The LORD has mixed s19:14 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsab reads has poured within them t19:14 Lit. it a spirit of confusion; so they make Egypt stagger in all that it does, like a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.ISV — Isaiah 19:14

    15 As a result, there will be nothing for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, can do. u19:15 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsab reads do at that timeISV — Isaiah 19:15

    16 At that time, v19:16 Lit. On that day; so 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsab lacks At that time the Egyptians will be like women—they w19:16 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT read he will shudder and be afraid before the uplifted hand of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, when he brandishes his hand against her. x19:16 i.e. Egypt; so 1QIsaa; MT reads Armies, which he brandishes against it; LXX reads Armies, which he brandishes against themISV — Isaiah 19:16

    17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will be afraid, because of the uplifted hand y19:17 Lit. plotting; so 4QIsab; 1QIsaa MT LXX read plan of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies that z19:17 So 4QIsab; 1QIsaa MT LXX read hand that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is turning in their direction.ISV — Isaiah 19:17

    18 At that time, aa19:18 Lit. On that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. One of them will be called the City of the Sun. bb19:18 So 1QIsaa 4QIsab MTmss; MT reads Destruction; LXX reads Asedek City; i.e. City of RighteousnessISV — Isaiah 19:18

    19 At that time, cc19:19 Lit. On that day there will be an altar to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies dd19:19 So 4QIsab; 1QIsaa MT LXX lack of the Heavenly Armies in the heart of the land of Egypt, and a monument to the LORD ee19:19 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsab reads LORD of hosts at its border.ISV — Isaiah 19:19

    20 It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior, and he will come down ff19:20 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read will defend and rescue them.ISV — Isaiah 19:20

    21 So the LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will acknowledge the LORD. At that time, gg19:21 Lit. On that day they will worship hh19:21 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read LORD on that day. And they will worship with sacrifices and offerings, and they will make vows to the LORD and carry them out.ISV — Isaiah 19:21

    22 The LORD will strike Egypt with a plague, striking but then healing. Then they will turn to the LORD, and he will respond to their pleas and heal them.ISV — Isaiah 19:22

    23 At that time, ii19:23 Lit. On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will come into Egypt, and the Egyptians into Assyria, and they jj19:23 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsab MT LXX read and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.ISV — Isaiah 19:23

    24 At that time, kk19:24 Lit. On that day Israel will be in a triple alliance ll19:24 Lit. will be the third with Egypt and Assyria; they will be mm19:24 DSS MT lack they will be a blessing in the midst of the earth.ISV — Isaiah 19:24

    25 The LORD of the Heavenly Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”ISV — Isaiah 19:25

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