Verse 18

Isaiah 19:18

New Living Translation

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18 In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to speak Hebrew, the language of Canaan. One of these cities will be Heliopolis, the City of the Sun.

Original Language Text

hebrew

בַּ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/ה֡וּא יִהְיוּ֩ חָמֵ֨שׁ עָרִ֜ים בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֗יִם מְדַבְּרוֹת֙ שְׂפַ֣ת כְּנַ֔עַן וְ/נִשְׁבָּע֖וֹת לַ/יהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת עִ֣יר הַ/הֶ֔רֶס יֵאָמֵ֖ר לְ/אֶחָֽת

English Translation

In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing allegiance to the Lord of Hosts; the city of destruction will be called one.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 This message came to me concerning Egypt: Look! The LORD is advancing against Egypt, riding on a... Focus ↗

2 “I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian — brother against brother, neighbor against neigh... Focus ↗

3 The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will confuse their plans. They will plead with their idol... Focus ↗

4 I will hand Egypt over to a hard, cruel master. A fierce king will rule them,” says the Lor... Focus ↗

5 The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields. The riverbed will be parched and d... Focus ↗

6 The canals of the Nile will dry up, and the streams of Egypt will stink with rotting reeds and... Focus ↗

7 All the greenery along the riverbank and all the crops along the river will dry up and blow aw... Focus ↗

8 The fishermen will lament for lack of work. Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan, and... Focus ↗

9 There will be no flax for the harvesters, no thread for the weavers. Focus ↗

10 They will be in despair, and all the workers will be sick at heart. Focus ↗

11 What fools are the officials of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong... Focus ↗

12 Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh? Let them tell you what God (Elohim) plans, what the L... Focus ↗

13 The officials of Zoan are fools, and the officials of Memphis are deluded. The leaders of the... Focus ↗

14 The LORD has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their suggestions are wrong. They ca... Focus ↗

15 There is nothing Egypt can do. All are helpless — the head and the tail, the noble palm bra... Focus ↗

16 In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fis... Focus ↗

17 Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them, for the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has laid out h... Focus ↗

18 In that day five of Egypt’s cities will follow the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. They will even begin to...

19 In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument t... Focus ↗

20 It will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt.... Focus ↗

21 The LORD will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they will know the LORD and will give their... Focus ↗

22 The LORD will strike Egypt, and then he will bring healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the LORD,... Focus ↗

23 In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move... Focus ↗

24 In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the e... Focus ↗

25 For the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will say, “Blessed be Egypt, my people. Blessed be Assyria, the land... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 19 (25 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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