Isaiah 19:4
And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. And a fierce king shall rule over them, says the Lord, LORD of hosts.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.
Cross References
Psalms 31:8and thou have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. Thou have set my feet in a large place.
Isaiah 20:3And LORD said, Just as my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder concerning Egypt and concerning Ethiopia,
Jeremiah 46:26And I will deliver them into the hand of those who seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants. And afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, says LORD.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 19:2-18
The Doom of Egypt. ( b. c. 710.) 1 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. 2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel… Read the whole commentary →