Isaiah 19:14

Yahweh has mixed a spirit of distortion into her midst, 1 and they have led Egypt astray in all she does, like a drunk staggering in his vomit. 1

Unlocked Literal 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 princes of Zoan have become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have made Egypt go astray, who are the cornerstones of her tribes. + 19:13 Instead of Memphis , some versions have Noph , the Hebrew name for the same city in Egypt. 1

15There is nothing anyone can do for Egypt, whether head or tail, palm branch or reed.

Read all of Isaiah 19

Cross References

1 Kings 22:22The spirit replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Yahweh replied, 'You will entice him, and you will also be successful. Go now and do so.'

Job 12:16With him are strength and wisdom; 1 people who are deceived and the deceiver are both in his power. 1

Isaiah 19:2“I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians: A man will fight against his brother, and a man against his neighbor; 1 city will be against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 1

Isaiah 29:9Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! 1 Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with beer. 1

Isaiah 47:10You have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, “No one sees me”; 1 your wisdom and your knowledge lead you astray, 1 but you say in your heart, “I exist, and there is no one else like me.” 1

Jeremiah 25:27Yahweh said to me, “Now you must say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Drink and become drunk, then vomit, fall down, and do not rise before the sword that I am sending 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Isaiah 19:14