Isaiah 19:20

And it shall be for an ot (sign) and for an ed (witness) unto Hashem Tzva'os in Eretz Mitzrayim; for they shall cry out unto Hashem because of the oppressors, and He shall send them a Moshi'a, and a Rav (leader), and he shall save them.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

In Context

19In that day shall there be a mizbe'ach to Hashem in the midst of Eretz Mitzrayim, and a matzevah at the border thereof to Hashem.

21And Hashem shall make Himself known to Mitzrayim, and Mitzrayim shall know Hashem in that day, and shall worship and make zevach and minchah; indeed, they shall vow a neder unto Hashem, and perform it.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:23And it came to pass in process of time, that Melech Mitzrayim died; and the Bnei Yisroel groaned by reason of haAvodah (the Bondage), and they cried out, and their cry came up unto HaElohim by reason of haAvodah.

Joshua 4:20And those twelve avanim, which they took out of the Yarden, did Yehoshua set in a pile at Gilgal.

Joshua 22:34And the Bnei Reuven and the Bnei Gad called the mizbe'ach Ed (Witness), for it is between us that Hashem is HaElohim.

2 Kings 13:4And Yehoachaz besought Hashem, and Hashem paid heed unto him; for He saw the lakhatz (oppression) of Yisroel, because Melech Aram (Syria) oppressed them —

Isaiah 19:4And the Mitzrayim will I give over 1 into the yad adonim kasheh (power of hard taskmasters); 1 and a fierce melech shall rule over them, 1 saith HaAdon Hashem Tzva'os. 1

Isaiah 37:36Then the Malach Hashem went forth, and struck down in the Machaneh Ashur a hundred and fourscore and five elef; and when they arose early in the boker, hinei, they were all pegarim mesim (dead corpses).

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 →

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