Isaiah 19:24

In that day Israel is third, || With Egypt, and with Asshur, || A blessing in the heart of the earth.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:

In Context

23In that day a highway is out of Egypt to Asshur, || And the Assyrians have come into Egypt, || And the Egyptians into Asshur, || And the Egyptians have served with the Assyrians.

25In that YHWH of Hosts blessed it, saying, “Blessed [is] My people—Egypt, || And the work of My hands—Asshur, || And My inheritance—Israel!”

Read all of Isaiah 19

Cross References

Genesis 12:2And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.

Psalms 117:1Praise YHWH, all you nations, || Glorify Him, all you peoples!

Isaiah 49:6And He says, “It has been a light thing || That You are My Servant || To raise up the tribes of Jacob, || And to bring back the preserved of Israel, || And I have given You for a light to the nations, || To be My salvation to the end of the earth.”

Isaiah 65:8Thus said YHWH: “As the new wine is found in the cluster, || And one has said, Do not destroy it for a blessing [is] in it, || So I do for My servants’ sake, || Not to destroy the whole.

Isaiah 66:12For thus said YHWH: “Behold, I am stretching out to her peace as a river, || And the glory of nations as an overflowing stream, || And you have sucked, || You are carried on the side, || And you are dandled on the knees.

Ezekiel 34:26And I have given them, and the outskirts of My hill, a blessing, || And caused the shower to come down in its season, || They are showers of blessing.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 19:19-25

Promises to Egypt. ( b. c. 710.) 18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord . 20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour,… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Isaiah 19:24