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. Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 20:1 are connected, but with an interval between. Egypt had been held by an... [ Continue Reading ]
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. I WILL SET - stir up. The same Hebrew (siksakti) as in Isaiah 9:11, where see note. Compare margin here-lit... [ Continue Reading ]
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. THE SPIRIT OF EGYPT - the wisdom for which Egypt was famed (; ; ): answering to "cou... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts. THE EGYPTIANS WILL I GIVE OVER INTO THE HAND OF A CRUEL LORD - Sargon. In Hebrew it is lords; but the plural is often used to express greatness, where one... [ Continue Reading ]
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. THE WATERS SHALL FAIL FROM THE SEA - the Nile. Physical calamities, it is observed in history, often accompany political convulsions (). The Nile shall "fail" to rise to its wonted height, the result of which will... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. THEY SHALL TURN THE RIVERS FAR AWAY, [ he'ezniychuw (H2186), from zaanach (H2186), to put far away] - or else with the sense to put away in disgust as putrid; 'the s... [ Continue Reading ]
The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more. THE PAPER REEDS, [`aarowt] - or else grassy pastures; literally, places naked of wood [from `aarah (H6168), to make bare] and famed for rich herbage, on the... [ Continue Reading ]
The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. THE FISHERS ALSO SHALL MOURN. The Nile was famed for fish (Numbers 11:5). Numbers would be thrown out of employment by the failure of fish. AND ALL... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. THEY THAT WORK IN SHORT FLAX. Gesenius, for "fine," translates ( sªriyqowt (H8305)) 'combed.' Fine linen was worn by the rich only (Luke 16:19). Egypt was famous for it (Exodus 9:31; 1 Kings 10:28; Proverbs 7... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. THEY SHALL BE BROKEN IN THE PURPOSES THEREOF - i:e., of Egypt (the Hebrew suffix is feminine). Hebrew, shaatoteyhaa (H8356), from shiyt (H7896), 'a foundation'-literally, the foundations; i:e., 'the noble... [ Continue Reading ]
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? ZOAN. The Greeks called it Tanis, a city of Lower Egypt, east of the Tanitic arm of the Nile, now San; it was one o... [ Continue Reading ]
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt. WHERE ARE THY WISE MEN? AND LET THEM TELL THEE NOW, AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE LORD OF HOSTS HATH PURPOSED UPON EGYPT - i:e., How is it that, with all their boas... [ Continue Reading ]
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof. NOPH - called also Moph; Greek, Memphis (; ); on the western bank of the Nile, capital of Lower Egypt, second only to Thebes in all Egypt: the... [ Continue Reading ]
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. 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 (MA... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. NEITHER SHALL THERE BE (ANY) WORK FOR EGYPT - nothing which Egypt can do to extricate itself from the difficulty. WHICH THE HEAD OR TAIL - high or low (Isaiah 19:11; Isaiah 19:8). BRANCH OR RUSH, MAY D... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. IN THAT DAY SHALL EGYPT BE LIKE UNTO WOMEN - timid and helpless (; ). IT SHALL ... FEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING OF THE HAND OF THE LORD... [ Continue Reading ]
And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. JUDAH SHALL BE A TERROR UNTO EGYPT - not by itself: but at this time Hezekiah was the active sub... [ Continue Reading ]
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. -Suffering shall lead to repentance. Struck with "terror" and "afraid" (Isaiah 19:17), because of Yahweh's judgments, Egypt shall be conve... [ Continue Reading ]
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 serve with the Assyrians. HIGHWAY OUT OF EGYPT TO ASSYRIA - free communication, resting on the highest basis, the common faith of both (; )... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: ISRAEL BE THE THIRD - the three shall be joined as one nation. (EVEN) A BLESSING - the source of blessings to other nations, and the object of their benedictions. IN THE MIDST OF THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. WHOM - rather, Which, namely, "the land," or 'earth,' - i:e., the people of it (Maurer). BLESSED (BE) EGYPT MY PEOPLE - the special designation of Israel, the... [ Continue Reading ]