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

14Yhwh hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 15Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Yhwh of Armies, which he shaketh over it. 17And 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 Yhwh of Armies, which he hath determined against it. 18In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yhwh of Armies; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

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

• 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of Armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• which he shakethנוּףnûph · to waveH5130

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:16

• Isaiah 30:17One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
• Psalms 48:6Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
• Jeremiah 30:6Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
• Jeremiah 50:37A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.
• Jeremiah 51:30The mighty men of Babylon have forborn to fight, they have remained in their holds: their might hath failed; they became as women: they have burned her dwellingplaces; her bars are broken.
• Nahum 3:13Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
• Isaiah 10:32As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 11:15And Yhwh shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
• Isaiah 30:30And Yhwh shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.
• Zechariah 2:9For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that Yhwh of Armies hath 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

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• 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