Isaiah 19:18

In 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!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

17Then 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.

19In that day, shall there be An altar unto Yahweh, in the midst of the land of Egypt,—And a pillar near the boundary thereof unto Yahweh;

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Cross References

Genesis 11:1So it came to pass that, all the earth, was of one manner of speech,—and of one stock of words.

Nehemiah 10:29were holding fast unto their distinguished brethren, and were entering into a curse and into an oath, to walk in the law of God, which was given through Moses the servant of God,—and to observe and do, all the commandments of Yahweh our Lord, and his regulations, and his statutes;

Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down,—And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 14:1For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, And will yet choose Israel, And will give them rest upon their own soil,—And the sojourner, shall join himself, unto them, And they shall attach themselves unto the house of Jacob;

Isaiah 19:21Then will, Yahweh, make himself known, to the Egyptians, So shall the Egyptians know, Yahweh, in that day,—And they will offer a sacrifice and a present And will vow a vow unto Yahweh and will perform.

Isaiah 45:23By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree And shall not turn back,—That, unto myself, Shall bow every knee, Shall swear every tongue:

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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