Revised Literal Translation
Isaiah 19:17
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.
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
15Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. 16In 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. 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 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. 19In that day shall there be an altar to Yhwh in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to Yhwh.
Read all of Isaiah 19Isaiah 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
- 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 Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- of Armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
- which he hath determinedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
Cross-references for Isaiah 19:17
- Isaiah 36:1Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.
- Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
- Jeremiah 43:8Then came the word of Yhwh unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,
- Jeremiah 44:28Yet a small number that escape the sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into the land of Judah, and all the remnant of Judah, that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, shall know whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs.
- Ezekiel 29:6And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am Yhwh, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.
- Isaiah 14:24Yhwh of Armies hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:
- Isaiah 20:2At the same time spake Yhwh by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.
- Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
- Daniel 4:35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
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
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
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