Isaiah 19:17

Then shall the soil of Judah become, to Egypt, a terror; Every one to whom it is mentioned, will tremble,—Because of the purpose of Yahweh of hosts, which he is purposing against it.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

In Context

16In that day, shall Egypt be like unto women,—And shall start and tremble because of the brandishing of the hand of Yahweh of hosts, which he is about to brandish over it.

18In that day, shall there be five cities in the land of Egypt Speaking the language of Canaan, And swearing unto Yahweh of hosts,—The city of destruction, shall be the name of one!

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Cross References

Isaiah 14:26This, is the purpose that is purposed upon all the earth,—And, this, the hand outstretched over all the nations;

Isaiah 36:1Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up, against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants and his princes, and all his people;

Jeremiah 43:8Then came the word of Yahweh unto Jeremiah, in Tahpanhes, saying:

Ezekiel 29:6So shall all the inhabitants of Egypt know that I, am Yahweh, Because they were a staff of reed to the house of Israel:

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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