Isaiah 19:2

And 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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1The massa (burden) of Mitzrayim: 1 Hinei, Hashem rideth upon a swift cloud, 1 and shall come into Mitzrayim; 1 and the elilim (idols) of Mitzrayim shall tremble at His presence, 1 and the levav Mitzrayim shall melt within him. 1

3And the ruach Mitzrayim shall be disheartened within him; 1 and I will frustrate the etzah thereof; 1 and they shall consult the elilim (idols, false g-ds), and to the ittim (sorcerers, necromancers), 1 and to the ovot (mediums with familiar spirits), and to the wizards. 1

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Cross References

Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the shofarot, and Hashem caused every manʼs cherev to be against his re'a, even throughout all the machaneh; and the machaneh fled to Beit-Sheetah in Tzererah, and to the border of Avel-Mecholah, by Tabat.

1 Samuel 14:16And the tzofim (watchmen, lookouts, sentries) of Sha'ul in Giv'at Binyamin looked; and, hinei, the multitude melted away, and they went in all directions.

1 Kings 16:21Then were HaAm Yisroel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tivni Ben Ginat, to make him Melech; and half followed Omri.

2 Chronicles 20:22And when they began with rinnah and tehillah, Hashem set me'arevim (ambushers) against the Bnei Ammon, Moav, and Mt Se'ir, which were come against Yehudah, and they were struck down.

Ezekiel 38:21And I will call for a cherev against him throughout all My harim, saith Adonoi Hashem; cherev of every ish shall be against his brother.

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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