Isaiah 19:16
At that time the Egyptians will become like women. They will shake with fear when the Lord Almighty raises his arm against them.
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15Nobody in Egypt can do anything, whoever they are—head or tail, palm tree or reed.
Cross References
Exodus 11:6There will be loud cries of mourning all over Egypt, such as have never been before, and will never be again.
Isaiah 10:32Today the invaders stop at Nob, shaking their fists at the mountain of the Daughter of Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 30:17Just one of them will chase after a thousand of you. Just five of them will make you all run away. All that will be left of you will look like a flag fluttering on the top of a mountain, a banner waving on a hill.
Jeremiah 30:5This is what the Lord says: Hear the cries of panic, cries of fear, not peace.
Jeremiah 51:30Babylon's defenders have given up fighting—they're just sitting in their fortresses. They're worn out; they've become like frightened women. Babylon's houses are burning; the bars securing her gates have been smashed.
Nahum 3:13Look! Your soldiers are women among you. The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; the bars of the gates will be set on fire.
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 →