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

15There is nothing Egypt can do. All are helpless— the head and the tail, the noble palm branch and the lowly reed. 16In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them, for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has laid out his plans against them. 18In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun. 19In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the Lord at 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 the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria came to attack the fortified towns of Judah and conquered them.
• Jeremiah 25:19I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people,
• Jeremiah 43:8Then at Tahpanhes, the Lord gave another message to Jeremiah. He said,
• Jeremiah 44:28Only a small number will escape death and return to Judah from Egypt. Then all those who came to Egypt will find out whose words are true—mine or theirs!
• Ezekiel 29:6All the people of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, for to Israel you were just a staff made of reeds.
• Isaiah 14:24The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath: “It will all happen as I have planned. It will be as I have decided.
• Isaiah 20:2the Lord told Isaiah son of Amoz, “Take off the burlap you have been wearing, and remove your sandals.” Isaiah did as he was told and walked around naked and barefoot.
• Isaiah 46:10Only I can tell you the future before it even happens. Everything I plan will come to pass, for I do whatever I wish.
• Daniel 4:35All the people of the earth are nothing compared to him. He does as he pleases among the angels of heaven and among the people of the earth. No one can stop him or say to him, ‘What do you mean by doing these things?’

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