Isaiah 19:14

Hashem hath poured a ruach iv'im (spirit of dizziness) 1 in the midst thereof, 1 causing Mitzrayim to go astray in every ma'aseh thereof, 1 as a shikkor staggereth in his vomit. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

In Context

13The sarim of Tzoan are become fools, 1 the sarim of Noph are deceived; 1 they have also led Mitzrayim astray, 1 even they that are the mainstay of the tribes thereof. 1

15Neither shall there be any ma'aseh for Mitzrayim, 1 which the head or tail, 1 branch or stalk, may do.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:22And Hashem said unto him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a ruach sheker in the mouth of all his nevi'im. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also; go forth, do so.

Job 12:16With Him is oz (strength) and tushiyyah (true wisdom); 1 the deceived and the deceiver are His. 1

Isaiah 19:2And I will set the Mitzrayim against the Mitzrayim; 1 and they shall fight every ish against his brother, and every ish against his neighbor; 1 ir against ir, and mamlachah against mamlachah. 1

Isaiah 29:9Pause, and wonder? 1 Blind yourselves and be blind! 1 They are drunken, but not with yayin; 1 they stagger, but not with strong drink. 1

Isaiah 47:10For thou hast trusted in thy ra'ah (wickedness); 1 thou hast said: None seeth me. 1 Thy chochmah and thy da'as, 1 it hath perverted thee; 1 and thou hast said in thine lev: 1 I am, and none else beside me. 1

Jeremiah 25:27Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os Elohei Yisroel: Drink ye, and become shikkor, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the cherev which I will send among you.

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 →

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