Isaiah 19:19-21

Contemporary English Version

¹⁹In the heart of Egypt an altar will be set up for the Lord; at its border a shrine will be built to honor him. ²⁰These will remind the Egyptians that the Lord All-Powerful is with them. And when they are in trouble and ask for help, he will send someone to rescue them from their enemies. ²¹The Lord will show the Egyptians who he is, and they will know and worship the Lord. They will bring him sacrifices and offerings, and they will keep their promises to him.

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Isaiah 19:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹In that day^(A) there will be an altar^(B) to the Lord in the heart of Egypt,^(C) and a monument^(D) to the Lord at its border. ²⁰It will be a sign and witness^(E) to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior^(F) and defender, and he will rescue^(G) them. ²¹So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge^(H) the Lord. They will worship^(I) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.^(J)

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Isaiah 19:19-21

King James Version

¹⁹In 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.

²⁰And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they 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.

²¹And the Lord 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.

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