Isaiah 19:2

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

Translations

Modern
“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
Traditional
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.
Literal
“And I will set Egyptian against Egyptian, and a man will be fighting against his brother, and a man against his neighbor—city against city, kingdom against kingdom.
Latin
…et concurrere faciam Ægyptios adversus Ægyptios; et pugnabit vir contra fratrem suum, et vir contra amicum suum, civitas adversus civitatem, regnum adversus regnum.

Original

Hebrew
English
“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

Notes

Egypt experienced many civil wars that damaged the country. The nation's fragile unity was falling apart.

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 Isaiah, Book of Nile River

Topics

Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Civil War and Domestic Strife Egypt: The Country of: Civil War In Rivers: (Drying up of) of God's Judgments War: Civil War: Evils of War: God Uses, As a Judgment