📖 Isaiah — Chapter 19 (KJV)
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Isaiah 19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD Rrideth 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 19:2 And RI will Tset 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.
Isaiah 19:3 And Rthe spirit of Egypt shall Tfail in the midst thereof; and I will Tdestroy 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.
Isaiah 19:4 And the Egyptians will I RTgive over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
Isaiah 19:5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Isaiah 19:6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; Rand the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
Isaiah 19:7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and Revery thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, Tand be no more.
Isaiah 19:8 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.
Isaiah 19:9 Moreover they that Rwork in fine flax, and they that weave Tnetworks, shall be confounded.
Isaiah 19:10 And they shall be broken in the Tpurposes thereof, all that Rmake sluices and ponds Tfor fish.
Isaiah 19:11 Surely Rthe 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?
Isaiah 19:12 Where are they? Rwhere are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Isaiah 19:13 The Rprinces of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even Tthey that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
Isaiah 19:14 The LORD Rhath mingled Ta 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.
Isaiah 19:15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
Isaiah 19:16 In that day shall Egypt be Rlike 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.
Isaiah 19:17 And Rthe 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.
Isaiah 19:18 In Rthat day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak Tthe language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city Tof destruction.
Isaiah 19:19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
Isaiah 19:20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for Rthey shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
Isaiah 19:21 And the RLORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
Isaiah 19:22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: Rhe shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
Isaiah 19:23 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 serve with the Assyrians.
Isaiah 19:24 In that day Rshall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
Isaiah 19:25 Whom Rthe LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 19:1–9 — Egypt’s idols and livelihood shaken
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God’s approach unsettles idols and social order. Failed waters damage fishing, farming, and weaving, exposing dependence beneath national pride.
Key Truth: Recognize dependence beneath apparent strength.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the ____ of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.” (Isaiah 19:1)
Find it in Isaiah 19:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be …” (Isaiah 19:5)
Find it in Isaiah 19:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ they that work in fine flax, and they that weave …” (Isaiah 19:9)
Find it in Isaiah 19:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 19:10–17 — Failed counsel and determined judgment
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Egypt’s leading advisers become deceived and ineffective. The Lord’s counsel, rather than political skill, determines the outcome amid fear.
Key Truth: Do not make advisers your ultimate confidence.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And they shall be ____ in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds …” (Isaiah 19:10)
Find it in Isaiah 19:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “The LORD hath mingled a perverse ____ in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to …” (Isaiah 19:14)
Find it in Isaiah 19:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the ____ of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how …” (Isaiah 19:11)
Find it in Isaiah 19:11 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 19:18–25 — Healing and blessing across former boundaries
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Egypt comes to know the Lord, who smites and heals. A highway joins Egypt and Assyria, and the closing blessing names them alongside Israel.
Key Truth: God’s restoring purpose reaches former outsiders.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “In that day shall ____ cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of …” (Isaiah 19:18)
Find it in Isaiah 19:18 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “In that day shall there be an altar to the ____ in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a …” (Isaiah 19:19)
Find it in Isaiah 19:19 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “____ the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt …” (Isaiah 19:25)
Find it in Isaiah 19:25 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Ephesians 2:14 — Christ’s peace breaks dividing hostility.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
How can you welcome people once regarded only as outsiders?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What makes Egypt’s conflict internal?
2. How does failing water affect the judgment picture?
3. What exposes Pharaoh’s advisers’ claimed pedigree?
4. What surprising worship scene appears within Egypt?
5. What breadth of blessing closes the chapter?
Notes
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