Isaiah 19

1 The burden of Egypt. “Behold, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt will melt within it.

oracle Egypt behold LORD to ride upon cloud swift and to come (in): come Egypt and to shake idol Egypt from face his and heart Egypt to melt in/on/with entrails: among his

2 I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

and to cover Egypt in/on/with Egypt and to fight man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his and man: anyone in/on/with neighbor his city in/on/with city kingdom in/on/with kingdom

3 The spirit of the Egyptians will fail within them. I will destroy their counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.

and to empty spirit Egypt in/on/with entrails: among his and counsel his to swallow up and to seek to(wards) [the] idol and to(wards) [the] mutterer and to(wards) [the] medium and to(wards) [the] spiritist

4 I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.

and to stop [obj] Egypt in/on/with hand lord severe and king strong to rule in/on/with them utterance [the] lord LORD Hosts

5 The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry.

and be dry water from [the] sea and river to dry and to wither

6 The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away.

and to stink river to languish and to dry Nile Egypt branch: stem and reed to decay

7 The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

bulrush upon Nile upon lip: edge Nile and all sowing Nile to wither to drive and nothing he

8 The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.

and to lament [the] fisher and to mourn all to throw in/on/with Nile hook and to spread net upon face: surface water to weaken

9 Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.

and be ashamed to serve: labour flax combed and to weave white cloth

10 The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.

and to be foundation her to crush all to make: do hire grieved soul

11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings”?

surely fool(ish) ruler Zoan wise counsel Pharaoh counsel be brutish how? to say to(wards) Pharaoh son: child wise I son: child king front: old

12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.

where? they then wise your and to tell please to/for you and to know what? to advise LORD Hosts upon Egypt

13 The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, those who are the cornerstone of her tribes.

be foolish ruler Zoan to deceive ruler Memphis to go astray [obj] Egypt corner tribe her

14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

LORD to mix in/on/with entrails: among her spirit distortion and to go astray [obj] Egypt in/on/with all deed his like/as to go astray drunken in/on/with vomit his

15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.

and not to be to/for Egypt deed which to make: do head and tail branch and bulrush

16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of Yahweh of Armies’s hand, which he shakes over them.

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to be Egypt like/as woman and to tremble and to dread from face of wave offering hand LORD Hosts which he/she/it to wave upon him

17 The land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt. Everyone to whom mention is made of it will be afraid, because of the plans of Yahweh of Armies, which he determines against it.

and to be land: soil Judah to/for Egypt to/for terror all which to remember [obj] her to(wards) him to dread from face: because counsel LORD Hosts which he/she/it to advise upon him

18 In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of Armies. One will be called “The city of destruction.”

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to be five city in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt to speak: speak lip: language Canaan and to swear to/for LORD Hosts City (of On) [the] (City of) Destruction to say to/for one

19 In that day, there will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to Yahweh at its border.

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to be altar to/for LORD in/on/with midst land: country/planet Egypt and pillar beside border: boundary her to/for LORD

20 It will be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Armies in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.

and to be to/for sign: miraculous and to/for witness to/for LORD Hosts in/on/with land: country/planet Egypt for to cry to(wards) LORD from face: because to oppress and to send: depart to/for them to save and to contend and to rescue them

21 Yahweh will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Yahweh in that day. Yes, they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and will vow a vow to Yahweh, and will perform it.

and to know LORD to/for Egypt and to know Egypt [obj] LORD in/on/with day [the] he/she/it and to serve: minister sacrifice and offering and to vow vow to/for LORD and to complete

22 Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.

and to strike LORD [obj] Egypt to strike and to heal and to return: repent till LORD and to pray to/for them and to heal them

23 In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to be highway from Egypt Assyria [to] and to come (in): come Assyria in/on/with Egypt and Egypt in/on/with Assyria and to serve: minister Egypt [obj] Assyria

24 In that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing within the earth;

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to be Israel third to/for Egypt and to/for Assyria blessing in/on/with entrails: among [the] land: country/planet

25 because Yahweh of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”

which to bless him LORD Hosts to/for to say to bless people my Egypt and deed: work hand my Assyria and inheritance my Israel