An Oracle Concerning Egypt

Isaiah 19


English Standard Version (ESV)

19 An oracle concerning Egypt.

Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud

and comes to Egypt;

and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,

and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

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 counsel;

and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,

and the mediums and the necromancers;

4 and I will give over the Egyptians

into the hand of a hard master,

and a fierce king will rule over them,

declares the Lord God of hosts.