Isaiah 19

Isaiah Chapter 19. A Message About Egypt

This message came to me concerning Egypt

Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt, riding on a swift cloud
The idols of Egypt tremble. The hearts
Of the Egyptians melt with fear
I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian, brother against brother
Neighbor against neighbor, city against city, province against
Province. The Egyptians will lose heart, and I will confuse their
Plans. They will plead with their idols for wisdom and call on
Spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead
I will hand Egypt over to a hard, cruel master. A fierce king
Will rule them, says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven's Armies

The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields
The riverbed will be parched and dry. The canals of the Nile
Will dry up, and the streams of Egypt will stink with rotting
Reeds and rushes. All the greenery along the riverbank and
All the crops along the river will dry up and blow away
The fishermen will lament for lack of work. Those who cast hooks
Into the Nile will groan, and those who use nets will lose heart
There will be no flax for the harvesters, no thread for the weavers
They will be in despair, and all the workers will be sick at heart

What fools are the officials of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king
Of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast to Pharaoh of
Their wisdom? Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?

Where are your wise counselors, Pharaoh? Let them tell you what
God plans, what the Lord of Heaven's Armies is going to do to
Egypt. The officials of Zoan are fools, and the officials of
Memphis are deluded. The leaders of the people have led Egypt astray

The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them, so all their
Suggestions are wrong. They cause Egypt to stagger like a drunk
In his vomit. There is nothing Egypt can do; all are helpless
The head and the tail, the noble palm branch and the lowly reed

In that day, the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will
Cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the Lord of Heaven'
S Armies. Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them
For the Lord of Heaven's Armies has laid out his plans against them
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

In that day, there will be an altar to the Lord in the
Heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the Lord
At its border. It will be a sign and a witness that the
Lord of Heaven's Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt
When the people cry to the Lord for help against those who
Oppress them, he will send them a Savior who will rescue them

The Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians. Yes, they
Will know the Lord and will give their sacrifices and offerings
To him. They will make a vow to the Lord and will keep it
The Lord will strike Egypt, and then he will bring
Healing. For the Egyptians will turn to the Lord
And he will listen to their pleas and heal them

In that day, Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The
Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and
They will both worship God. In that day, Israel will be the third
Along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth
For the Lord of Heaven's Armies will say, "Blessed be
Egypt, my people! Blessed be Assyria, the land I
Have made! Blessed be Israel, my special possession!"