Isaiah 19

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1. 1A message about Egypt: Look — the LORD is riding on a fast-moving cloud, heading straight for Egypt! The idols of Egypt will tremble at his arrival, and the courage of Egypt will melt away.
2. 2"I will turn the Egyptians against each other. Brother will fight brother, neighbor will fight neighbor, city will battle city, and kingdom will clash with kingdom.
3. 3The spirit of Egypt will fail within them, and I will destroy their counsel. They will seek guidance from idols, charmers, those with familiar spirits, and wizards.
4. 4I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master, and a ruthless king will rule over them," declares the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
5. 5The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will shrink until it's gone.
6. 6And they will divert the rivers far away; the protective streams will be emptied and dried up. The reeds and rushes will wither.
7. 7The paper reeds by the brooks, at the mouth of the brooks, and everything planted by the brooks will wither, be blown away, and vanish.
8. 8The fishermen will grieve. Everyone who casts a hook into the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the water will waste away.
9. 9The workers who comb fine flax and the weavers of white linen will be thrown into confusion.
10. 10And those who make sluices and ponds for fish shall be broken in their purposes.
11. 11The officials of Zoan are fools, and the advice of Pharaoh's wise counselors has become senseless. How can you say to Pharaoh, 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'?
12. 12Where are they? Where are your wise men? Let them tell you now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts has planned for Egypt.
13. 13The officials of Zoan have become fools, and the leaders of Noph are deceived; they have also led Egypt astray, even those who are the support of its tribes.
14. 14The LORD has mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of Egypt, causing them to err in all their actions, like a drunken man staggering in his vomit.
15. 15There will be no work for Egypt that anyone, whether head or tail, branch or rush, can do.
16. 16On that day, Egypt will be like women, trembling and afraid because of the shaking hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shakes over it.
17. 17The land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt. Everyone who mentions it will be afraid, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which He has determined against them.
18. 18In that day, five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear to the LORD of hosts. One of them will be called 'The City of Destruction.'
19. 19When that day comes, there will be an altar to the LORD in the heart of Egypt and a pillar dedicated to the LORD at its border.
20. 20These will stand as a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt. When the people cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior, a great one, who will rescue them.
21. 21The LORD will make himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the LORD on that day. They will worship him with sacrifices and offerings, and they will make vows to the LORD and keep them.
22. 22The LORD will strike Egypt; he will strike and then heal it. The Egyptians will return to the LORD, and he will be entreated by them and heal them.
23. 23On that day, there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians will go to Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians.
24. 24On that day, Israel will be the third alongside Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the land.
25. 25The LORD of hosts will bless them, saying, 'Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.'