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Isaiah 19

1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, Jehovah rideth upon a swift cloud, and cometh unto Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The burden H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • Behold, Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • rideth H7392 (רָכַב) — to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively, to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch
  • upon a swift H7031 (קַל) — light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
  • cloud H5645 (עָב) — properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
  • and shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • into Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and the idols H457 (אֱלִיל) — good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
  • shall be moved H5128 (נוּעַ) — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
  • at his presence H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • and the heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
  • shall melt H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
  • in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

2 And I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And I will set H5526 (סָכַךְ) — properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protect
  • the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • against the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and they shall fight H3898 (לָחַם) — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
  • every one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • against his brother H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
  • and every one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
  • against his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
  • city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • against city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • kingdom H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
  • against kingdom H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • shall fail H1238 (בָּקַק) — to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)
  • in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
  • thereof; and I will destroy H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
  • the counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
  • thereof: and they shall seek H1875 (דָּרַשׁ) — properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
  • to the idols H457 (אֱלִיל) — good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idol
  • and to the charmers H328 (אַט) — (as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
  • and to them that have familiar spirits H178 (אוֹב) — properly, a mumble, i.e. a water-skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
  • and to the wizards H3049 (יִדְּעֹנִי) — properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost

4 And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And H853 (אֵת) — properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
  • the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • will I give over H5534 (סָכַר) — to shut up; by implication, to surrender
  • into the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of a cruel H7186 (קָשֶׁה) — severe (in various applications)
  • lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
  • and a fierce H5794 (עַז) — strong, vehement, harsh
  • king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
  • shall rule H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
  • over them, saith H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
  • the Lord H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
  • shall fail H5405 (נָשַׁת) — properly, to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up
  • from the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
  • and the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
  • shall be wasted H2717 (חָרַב) — to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
  • and dried up H3001 (יָבֵשׁ) — to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)

6 And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they shall turn H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
  • the rivers H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
  • far away H2186 (זָנַח) — reject, forsake, fail
  • the brooks H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
  • of defence H4693 (מָצוֹר) — Egypt (as the border of Palestine)
  • shall be emptied H1809 (דָּלַל) — to slacken or be feeble; figuratively, to be oppressed
  • and dried up H2717 (חָרַב) — to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
  • the reeds H7070 (קָנֶה) — a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring), shaft, tube, stem, the radius (of the arm), beam (of a steelyard)
  • and flags H5488 (סוּף) — a reed, especially the papyrus
  • shall wither H7060 (קָמַל) — to wither

7 The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Isaiah 23:3 · Isaiah 32:20 · Jeremiah 14:4
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The paper reeds H6169 (עָרָה) — a naked (i.e. level) plot
  • by the brooks H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
  • by the mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
  • of the brooks H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
  • and every thing sown H4218 (מִזְרָע) — a planted field
  • shall wither H3001 (יָבֵשׁ) — to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
  • be driven away H5086 (נָדַף) — to shove asunder, i.e. disperse

8 And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 7:21 · Numbers 11:5 · Habakkuk 1:15 · Habakkuk 1:17
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The fishers H1771 (דַּיָּג) — a fisherman
  • also shall mourn H578 (אָנָה) — to groan
  • and all they that cast H7993 (שָׁלַךְ) — to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
  • angle H2443 (חַכָּה) — a hook (as adhering)
  • into the brooks H2975 (יְאֹר) — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river o…
  • shall lament H56 (אָבַל) — to bewail
  • and they that spread H6566 (פָּרַשׂ) — to break apart, disperse, etc.
  • nets H4365 (מִכְמֶרֶת) — a (fisher's) net
  • upon H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
  • shall languish H535 (אָמַל) — to droop; by implication to be sick, to mourn

9 Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): 1 Kings 10:28 · 1 Chronicles 4:21 · Proverbs 7:16
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Moreover they that work H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • in fine H8305 (שְׂרִיקָה) — hetchelling (or combing flax), i.e. (concretely) tow (by extension, linen cloth)
  • flax H6593 (פִּשְׁתֶּה) — linen (i.e. the thread, as carded)
  • and they that weave H707 (אָרַג) — to plait or weave
  • networks H2355 (חוֹר) — white linen
  • shall be confounded H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

10 And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul.

Cross references & Strong's
Cross references (TSK): Exodus 7:19 · Exodus 8:5 · Deuteronomy 11:10
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And they shall be broken H1792 (דָּכָא) — to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
  • in the purposes H8356 (שָׁתָה) — a basis, i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support
  • thereof, all that make H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
  • sluices H7938 (שֶׂכֶר) — wages
  • ponds H99 (אָגֵם) — figuratively, sad
  • for fish H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Surely the princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
  • of Zoan H6814 (צֹעַן) — Tsoän, a place in Egypt
  • fools H191 (אֱוִיל) — (figuratively) silly
  • the counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
  • of the wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
  • counsellors H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
  • of Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • is become brutish H1197 (בָּעַר) — to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be (-come) brutish
  • how say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • ye unto Pharaoh H6547 (פַּרְעֹה) — Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
  • the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
  • of ancient H6924 (קֶדֶם) — the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
  • kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king

12 Where then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Where H335 (אַי) — where? hence how?
  • they? where H645 (אֵפוֹ) — strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
  • thy wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
  • and let them tell H5046 (נָגַד) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present…
  • thee now, and let them know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • what Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • hath purposed H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
  • upon Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have caused Egypt to go astray, that are the corner-stone of her tribes.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • The princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
  • of Zoan H6814 (צֹעַן) — Tsoän, a place in Egypt
  • are become fools H2973 (יָאַל) — properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish
  • of Noph H5297 (נֹף) — Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
  • are deceived H5377 (נָשָׁא) — to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce
  • they have also seduced H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
  • Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • the stay H6438 (פִּנָּה) — an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
  • of the tribes H7626 (שֵׁבֶט) — a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan

14 Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • hath mingled H4537 (מָסַךְ) — to mix, especially wine (with spices)
  • a perverse H5773 (עַוְעֶה) — perversity
  • spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
  • in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
  • thereof: and they have caused Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • to err H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
  • in every work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
  • thereof, as a drunken H7910 (שִׁכּוֹר) — intoxicated, as a state or a habit
  • staggereth H8582 (תָּעָה) — to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
  • in his vomit H6892 (קֵא) — vomit

15 Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
  • for Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • which the head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
  • or tail H2180 (זָנָב) — the tail (literally or figuratively)
  • branch H3712 (כִּפָּה) — a leaf of a palmtree
  • or rush H100 (אַגְמוֹן) — a rush (as growing there); collectively a rope of rushes
  • may do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

16 In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • shall Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • be like unto women H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
  • and it shall be afraid H2729 (חָרַד) — to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
  • and fear H6342 (פָּחַד) — to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
  • because H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of the shaking H8573 (תְּנוּפָה) — a brandishing (in threat); by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings
  • of the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • which he shaketh H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…

17 And the land of Judah shall become a terror unto Egypt; every one to whom mention is made thereof shall be afraid, because of the purpose of Jehovah of hosts, which he purposeth against it.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And the land H127 (אֲדָמָה) — soil (from its general redness)
  • of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
  • shall be a terror H2283 (חָגָא) — properly, vertigo, i.e. (figuratively) fear
  • unto Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • every one that maketh mention H2142 (זָכַר) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
  • thereof shall be afraid H6342 (פָּחַד) — to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in general
  • in himself, because H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of the counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
  • of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • which he hath determined H3289 (יָעַץ) — to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve

18 In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • shall five H2568 (חָמֵשׁ) — five
  • cities H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • speak H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
  • the language H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
  • of Canaan H3667 (כְּנַעַן) — Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him
  • and swear H7650 (שָׁבַע) — to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
  • to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • one H259 (אֶחָד) — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
  • shall be called H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • The city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
  • of destruction H2041 (הֶרֶס) — demolition

19 In that day shall there be an altar to Jehovah in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Jehovah.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • shall there be an altar H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ) — an altar
  • to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
  • of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and a pillar H4676 (מַצֵּבָה) — something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idol
  • at H681 (אֵצֶל) — a side; (as a preposition) near
  • the border H1366 (גְּבוּל) — properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
  • thereof to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And it shall be for a sign H226 (אוֹת) — a signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.
  • and for a witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • in the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
  • of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • for they shall cry H6817 (צָעַק) — to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
  • because H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
  • of the oppressors H3905 (לָחַץ) — properly, to press, i.e. (figuratively) to distress
  • and he shall send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
  • them a saviour H3467 (יָשַׁע) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
  • and a great one H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
  • and he shall deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

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

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall be known H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • to Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • shall know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
  • Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • in that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • and shall do H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • sacrifice H2077 (זֶבַח) — properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
  • and oblation H4503 (מִנְחָה) — a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
  • yea, they shall vow H5087 (נָדַר) — to promise (pos., to do or give something to God)
  • a vow H5088 (נֶדֶר) — a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
  • unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • and perform H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…

22 And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • shall smite H5062 (נָגַף) — to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
  • Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • he shall smite H5062 (נָגַף) — to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
  • and heal H7495 (רָפָא) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure
  • and they shall return H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
  • to Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • and he shall be intreated H6279 (עָתַר) — to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)
  • of them, and shall heal H7495 (רָפָא) — properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure

23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • shall there be a highway H4546 (מְסִלָּה) — a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase
  • out of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • to Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • and the Assyrian H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
  • into Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and the Egyptian H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • into Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • and the Egyptians H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
  • with the Assyrians H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire

24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • In that day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
  • shall Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • be the third H7992 (שְׁלִישִׁי) — third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
  • with Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • and with Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • a blessing H1293 (בְּרָכָה) — benediction; by implication prosperity
  • in the midst H7130 (קֶרֶב) — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
  • of the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

25 for that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):
  • Whom Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
  • of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
  • shall bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
  • saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
  • Blessed H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
  • Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
  • my people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
  • and Assyria H804 (אַשּׁוּר) — Ashshur, the second son of Shem; also his descendants and the country occupied by them (i.e. Assyria), its region and its empire
  • the work H4639 (מַעֲשֶׂה) — an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
  • of my hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
  • and Israel H3478 (יִשְׂרָאֵל) — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
  • mine inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion