Isaiah 19:2-4
Legacy Standard Bible
2 “So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians;
And they will (A)each fight against his brother and each against his neighbor,
City against city and kingdom against kingdom.
3 Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied to destruction within them;
And I will confuse their counsel,
So that (B)they will seek idols and ghosts of the dead
And to [a]mediums and spiritists.
4 Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a (C)cruel master,
And a [b]strong king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, Yahweh of hosts.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 19:3 Or ghosts and spirits
- Isaiah 19:4 Or fierce
Isaiah 19:2-4
King James Version
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
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Isaiah 19:2-4
New King James Version
2 “I will (A)set Egyptians against Egyptians;
Everyone will fight against his brother,
And everyone against his neighbor,
City against city, kingdom against kingdom.
3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will (B)consult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give
(C)Into the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 19:2-4
English Standard Version
2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
(A)and they will fight, each against another
and each against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;
3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound[a] their (B)counsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and (C)the mediums and the necromancers;
4 and I will give over the Egyptians
into the hand of (D)a hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 19:3 Or I will swallow up
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