Isaiah 19:17

Isaiah 19:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the 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.
• New International Version (NIV)And the land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified, because of what the Lord Almighty is planning against them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 19:17

15No one—leaders or followers, important or unimportant— can do anything for Egypt. 16At that time Egyptians will act like women. They will tremble and be terrified because the Lord of Armies will shake his fist at them. The land of Judah will terrify the Egyptians. Whenever they are reminded of Judah, they will be terrified of it because of what the Lord of Armies is planning against it. 18When that day comes, five cities in Egypt will have people that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of Armies. One of the cities will be called Heliopolis. 19When that day comes, an altar for the Lord will be in the middle of Egypt, and a stone marker for the Lord will be near its border.

Isaiah 19:17 word by word

וְ֠הָיְתָה אַדְמַ֨ת יְהוּדָ֤ה לְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לְחָגָּ֔א כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַזְכִּ֥יר אֹתָ֛הּ אֵלָ֖יו יִפְחָ֑ד מִפְּנֵ֗י עֲצַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא יוֹעֵ֥ץ עָלָֽיו׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• shall be a terrorחָגָּאchâgâ' · terrorH2283
• unto Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• every one that maketh mentionזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• thereof shall be afraidפָּחַדpâchad · to dreadH6342
• in himself, becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• which he hath determinedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:17

• Isaiah 36:1In Hezekiah’s fourteenth year as king, King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
• Jeremiah 25:19⌞I also made these people drink from it:⌟ Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, officials, all his people,
• Jeremiah 43:8Then the Lord spoke his word to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes. He said,
• Jeremiah 44:28Those who escape the wars will return to Judah from Egypt. Then all the people of Judah who went to live in Egypt will know whose words have come true, mine or theirs.
• Ezekiel 29:6Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the Lord. Egypt, you have become like a ⌞broken⌟ walking stick to the nation of Israel.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of Armies has taken an oath: “It will happen exactly as I’ve intended. It will turn out exactly as I’ve planned.
• Isaiah 20:2At that time the Lord told Isaiah, son of Amoz, “Take off the sackcloth that you are wearing, and take off your sandals!” Isaiah did this and walked around barefoot and naked.
• Isaiah 46:10From the beginning I revealed the end. From long ago I told you things that had not yet happened, saying, “My plan will stand, and I’ll do everything I intended to do.”
• Daniel 4:35Everyone who lives on earth is nothing compared to him. He does whatever he wishes with the army of heaven and with those who live on earth. There is no one who can oppose him or ask him, “What are you doing?”

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17And the land of Judah - The threatening hand of God will be held out and shaken over Egypt, from the side of Judea; through which the Assyrians will march to invade it. It signifies that kind of terror that drives one to his wit's end, that causes him to reel like a drunken man, to be giddy through astonishment. Such is the import of חג chag, and חגה chagah . Five MSS. and two editions have לחגה lechagah .Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17And the land of Judah - The fear and consternation of Egypt shall be increased when they learn what events are occurring there, and what Yahweh has purposed in regard to it. Shall be a terror - This cannot be understood to mean that they were in danger from an invasion by the Jews, for at that time they were not at war, and Judah had no power to overrun Egypt. Jarchi and Kimchi suppose that the passage means that the Egyptians would hear what had occurred…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-25See also Jeremiah 46; Ezekiel 29–32.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Judah ... terror unto Egypt--not by itself: but at this time Hezekiah was the active subordinate ally of Assyria in its invasion of Egypt under Sargon. Similarly to the alliance of Judah with Assyria here is 2Ki 23:29, where Josiah takes the field against Pharaoh-nechoh of Egypt, probably as ally of Assyria against Egypt [G. V. Smith]. Vitringa explains it that Egypt in its calamities would remember that prophets of Judah had foretold them, and so…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Judah
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Lord of Hosts
• Palestine
• 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