Isaiah 19:21

Yahweh will become known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will acknowledge Yahweh on that day. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings, and will make vows to Yahweh and fulfill them.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.

In Context

20It will be as a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.

22Yahweh will afflict Egypt, afflicting and healing. They will return to Yahweh; he will hear their prayer and will heal them.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 17:46Today Yahweh will give me victory over you, and I will kill you and remove your head from your body. Today I will give the dead bodies of the Philistine army to the birds of the heavens and to the wild beasts of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,

Psalms 67:2so that your ways may be known on earth, 1 your salvation among all nations. 1

Psalms 98:2Yahweh has made known his salvation; 1 he has openly showed his justice to all the nations. 1

Isaiah 11:9They will not hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain; 1 for the earth will be full of knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

Isaiah 44:5One will say, 'I belong to Yahweh,' and another will call out the name of Jacob, 1 and another will write on his hand 'Belonging to Yahweh,' and name himself by the name of Israel.” 1

Isaiah 56:7—I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; 1 their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. 1 For my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations, 1

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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