Proclamation Against Egypt

19 The (A)burden[a] against Egypt.

Behold, the Lord (B)rides on a swift cloud,
And will come into Egypt;
(C)The idols of Egypt will [b]totter at His presence,
And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:1 oracle, prophecy
  2. Isaiah 19:1 Lit. shake

A Prophecy Against Egypt

19 A prophecy(A) against Egypt:(B)

See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud(C)
    and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
    and the hearts of the Egyptians melt(D) with fear.

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12 [a]I will kindle a fire in the houses of (A)the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 43:12 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. He

12 He will set fire(A) to the temples(B) of the gods(C) of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive.(D) As a shepherd picks(E) his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart.

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25 The Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will bring punishment on [a]Amon of (A)No,[b] and Pharaoh and Egypt, (B)with their gods and their kings—Pharaoh and those who (C)trust in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 46:25 A sun god
  2. Jeremiah 46:25 Ancient Thebes

25 The Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “I am about to bring punishment on Amon god of Thebes,(A) on Pharaoh,(B) on Egypt and her gods(C) and her kings, and on those who rely(D) on Pharaoh.

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“It shall be in that day,” says the Lord of hosts, “that I will (A)cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they shall no longer be remembered. I will also cause (B)the prophets and the unclean spirit to depart from the land.

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“On that day, I will banish the names of the idols(A) from the land, and they will be remembered no more,”(B) declares the Lord Almighty. “I will remove both the prophets(C) and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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