Translations
Modern
The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.
Traditional
The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
Literal
YHWH has mixed into her midst a spirit of distortions, and Egypt they have led astray in all her work, like the staggering of a drunkard in his vomit.
Latin
Dominus miscuit in medio ejus spiritum vertiginis; et errare fecerunt Ægyptum in omni opere suo, sicut errat ebrius et vomens.
Original
Hebrew
English
The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.
Notes
The prophet mocked the leaders and wise men of Egypt, who could not prevent the disaster.
See also Jeremiah 46; Ezekiel 29–32.
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).
Theme notes and profiles
Egypt Isaiah Messages Against the Nations Salvation in Isaiah
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus