Isaiah 19:1

The Burden against Egypt · Isaiah 19:1–15
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Translations

Modern
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.
Traditional
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.
Literal
The burden of Egypt: Behold, YHWH is riding on a swift cloud, and He is coming into Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will quiver before His face, and the heart of Egypt will melt within them.
Latin
Onus Ægypti. Ecce Dominus ascendet super nubem levem, et ingredietur Ægyptum, et commovebuntur simulacra Ægypti a facie ejus, et cor Ægypti tabescet in medio ejus,

Original

Hebrew
English
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them.

Notes

Egypt relied heavily on the Nile for food, fish, and industry. When the Lord struck the Nile, Egypt would face severe difficulties, and its gods would not be able to help.

This section includes predictions of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene shifts from the crisis in 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel; see study note on Isaiah 7:1–25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37).

Events

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Cherub, Cherubim Isaiah, Book of Nile River Oracle

Topics

Burden of the Prophetic Message Clouds: (Riding Upon) the Power and Greatness of God Clouds: Different Kinds of, Mentioned: Swift Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Dismay of Its Inhabitants Egypt: Religion of, Idolatrous Egypt: The Country of: Prophecies Against God: Power of Idolatry: Prophecies Relating To Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of The Burden of Egypt Rivers: (Drying up of) of God's Judgments