Isaiah 19:16

Isaiah 19:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In that day the Egyptians will become weaklings. They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the Lord Almighty raises against them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 19:16

14The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of confusion. The leaders have made Egypt stagger in all she does, as a drunkard staggers in his vomit. 15No head or tail, palm or reed, will be able to do anything for Egypt. On that day Egypt will be like women and will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the Lord of Armies when he raises it against them. 17The land of Judah will terrify Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble because of what the Lord of Armies has planned against it. 18On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of Armies. One of the cities will be called the City of the Sun.

Isaiah 19:16 word by word

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִֽהְיֶ֥ה מִצְרַ֖יִם כַּנָּשִׁ֑ים וְחָרַ֣ד׀ וּפָחַ֗ד מִפְּנֵי֙ תְּנוּפַת֙ יַד־יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא מֵנִ֥יף עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• shall Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• be like unto womenאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and it shall be afraidחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• and fearפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• of the shakingתְּנוּפָהtenûphâh · wave offeringH8573
• of the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• which he shakethנוּףnûph · to waveH5130

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:16

• Isaiah 30:17One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.
• Psalms 48:6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,
• Jeremiah 30:6Ask and see whether a male can give birth. Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
• Jeremiah 50:37A sword is against his horses and chariots and against all the foreigners among them, and they will be like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
• Jeremiah 51:30Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their might is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, her gate bars are shattered.
• Nahum 3:13Look, your troops are like women among you; your land’s city gates are wide open to your enemies. Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
• Isaiah 10:32Today the Assyrians will stand at Nob, shaking their fists at the mountain of Daughter Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 11:15The Lord will divide the Gulf of Suez. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates with his mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk through on foot.
• Isaiah 30:30And the Lord will make the splendor of his voice heard and reveal his arm striking in angry wrath and a flame of consuming fire, in driving rain, a torrent, and hailstones.
• Zechariah 2:9For look, I am raising my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me.

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Shall Egypt be "The Egyptians shall be" - יהיו yihyu, they shall be, plural, MS. Bodl. Septuagint, and Chaldee. This is not proposed as an emendation, for either form is proper.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16In that day shall Egypt be like unto women - Timid; fearful; alarmed. The Hebrews often, by this comparison, express great fear and consternation Jeremiah 51:30; Nahum 3:13. Because of the shaking of the hand - The shaking of the hand is an indication of threatening or punishment (note, Isaiah 10:32; Isaiah 11:15).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16The uplifted hand (literally waving the hand) was a threatening gesture.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. like ... women--timid and helpless (Jr 51:30; Na 3:13). shaking of ... hand--His judgments by means of the invaders (Is 10:5, 32; 11:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 19:16

• War
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Lord of Hosts
• That Day
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Isaiah 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings