Isaiah 19 Commentary
Egypt Judged, But There Is Hope
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KEY THOUGHT: “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” [Isaiah 19:24b NKJV]
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Isaiah 19 NKJV
Proclamation Against Egypt
19 The burden[a] against Egypt.
Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
The idols of Egypt will [b]totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.
2 “I will set Egyptians against Egyptians;
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will consult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give
Into the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
5 The waters will fail from the sea,
And the river will be wasted and dried up.
6 The rivers will turn foul;
The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
7 The papyrus reeds by [c]the River, by the mouth of the River,
And everything sown by the River,
Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 The fishermen also will mourn;
All those will lament who cast hooks into the River,
And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.
9 Moreover those who work in fine flax
And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;
10 And its foundations will be broken.
All who make wages will be troubled of soul.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”
12 Where are they?
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan have become fools;
The princes of [d]Noph are deceived;
They have also [e]deluded Egypt,
Those who are the [f]mainstay of its tribes.
14 The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst;
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt,
Which the head or tail,
Palm branch or bulrush, may do.
16 In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it. 17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it.
Egypt, Assyria, and Israel Blessed
18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of [g]Destruction.
19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. 20 And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. 21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. 22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them.
23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the midst of the land, 25 whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”
Footnotes
a. Isaiah 19:1 oracle, prophecy
b. Isaiah 19:1 Lit. shake
c. Isaiah 19:7 The Nile
d. Isaiah 19:13 Ancient Memphis
e. Isaiah 19:13 Lit. caused to stagger
f. Isaiah 19:13 cornerstone
g. Isaiah 19:18 Some Heb. mss., Arab., DSS, Tg., Vg. Sun; LXX Asedek, lit. Righteousness
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Isaiah 19 Commentary
The Egyptian’s idols trembling at the sight of the LORD God reminds us of a similar judgment during the great exodus. The idols trembled in fear. They froze and were hopeless. Egypt feared.
In addition to the plague-like trouble, Egypt suffers extreme disorganization, internal strife, lack of direction, and general failure. Commerce and industry are affected. Life is terrible. Wisdom has failed.
The scripture describes life without the worship of the Creator God. It is a complete mess!
In the midst of all this, Judah becomes a source of hope.
The scripture points to a time when the gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ goes to the entire world. Believers gather in submission and obedience to offer their allegiance to the LORD God Almighty.
The LORD will have healed and cleansed them. They form what we call the Body of Christ. They come from around the world – among them Egypt, Assyria, Cush, and Judah. All under the leadership of the Son – the Son born to us, the Branch, or simply Immanuel.
There we have it, salvation isn’t one people’s religion. It isn’t a special song for one people group.
The saint can look back at Egypt’s failed systems. When the LORD confounds humanity, even the very best of us become foolish. But we can plead and find mercy. Then believers, regardless of where they are, can uniformly submit to the leadership and lordship of the Son.
The Nile River is of no help. With the various gods that humanity depends on – commerce and industry, political administration, education, intrinsic wisdom- a time comes when all these elements fail, and an individual has only one option. It is Isaiah’s option: A connection to Judah’s throne in Jerusalem – the eternal government of the Son.
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